U Surname
Approximately 304,354 people bear this surname
U Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 197,937 | 1:259 | 37 |
| India | 77,002 | 1:9,962 | 840 |
| Myanmar | 24,041 | 1:2,160 | 139 |
| Vietnam | 3,419 | 1:27,097 | 428 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Japan | 508 | 1:251,662 | 10,189 |
| Thailand | 378 | 1:186,874 | 30,691 |
| Taiwan | 257 | 1:91,225 | 910 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| China | 47 | 1:29,091,948 | 1,546 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| North Korea | 4 | 1:6,279,262 | 91 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
U (118,328) may also be a first name.
U Demographics
Average U Salary in
Canada
$41,429 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
U Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name U Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name U (Russian: Ьу) is found in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name U? popularity and diffusion
The last name U is the 1,802nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,944 people. The last name U is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of U are found; 65 percent are found in East Asia and 65 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. U is also the 8,713th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 118,328 people.
The surname U is most numerous in South Korea, where it is carried by 197,937 people, or 1 in 259. In South Korea U is mostly concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 23 percent reside, Seoul, where 18 percent reside and Busan, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Korea this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Myanmar, where 8 percent reside.
U Last Name Statistics demography
U earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.61% less than the national average, earning $41,429 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
U Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| U in the Russian language | ||
| Ьу | u | - |
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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 U
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