Üke Surname

265,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Üke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Üke Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1011:73,1209,245
Turkey3691:210,89815,286
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Uke (11,593) & Űke (1) are calculated separately.

Üke (15) may also be a first name.

Üke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Üke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Üke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Uke or Űke. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Üke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 265,691st most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,950,778 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Üke live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,101 people, or 1 in 73,120. In Germany Üke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 25 percent live and Aruba, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uke8911,593/
Űke891/
Ücke86197/
Üker8658/
Ükes861/
Ücker751,083/
Ückes7562/
Hücke754/
Ike67118,158/
Hücker67553/

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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 Üke
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