Yukwe Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Yukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 203 | 1:192,312 | 15,644 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yukwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yukwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,092,155th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yukwe reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Yukwe is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 192,312. In Uganda Yukwe is most common in: Koboko District, where 98 percent are found, Arua District, where 0 percent are found and Maracha District, where 0 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyukwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Youkwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yukw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yukue | 80 | 4,215 | / |
| Yukwa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Jukwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yukwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yukwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jukwey | 73 | 35 | / |
| Oyokwe | 73 | 29 | / |
| Joukwe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ihukwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ojukwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jukkwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yiukwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eyokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Youkwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yugweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yukcuer | 67 | 55 | / |
| Juckwer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yuhngwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ojukwue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aijukwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yungweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Youkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jukw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeukwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojukkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoukue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yucw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iukw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yukkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yukwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis