Urieke Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Urieke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Urieke (3) may also be a first name.
Urieke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urieke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Urieke is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urieke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urieke? popularity and diffusion
Urieke is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Urieke are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most common first name world-wide, held by 3 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 50 percent are found and Delta, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Urieke
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