Wukwa Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Wukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Wukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wukwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wukwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wukwa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 70 percent reside, Bauchi, where 23 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Wukwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Wukwa
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