Uteka Surname
Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname
Uteka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 652 | 1:24,310 | 2,601 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Uteka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uteka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uteka (Marathi: उतेका) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uteka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uteka is the 306,004th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,896,073 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uteka live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 24,310. In Zambia Uteka is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 88 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zambia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 42 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uteka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uteka in the Marathi language | ||
| उतेका | uteka | - |
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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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- 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 Uteka
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