Ureki Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Ureki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Ureki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ureki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ureki (Russian: Уреки) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ureki? popularity and diffusion
Ureki is the 844,382nd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Ureki are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ureki is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria Ureki is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 66 percent live, Edo, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ureki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ureki in the Russian language | ||
| Уреки | ureki | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ureki
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