Uai Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Uai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2711:488,00440,078
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Namibia251:96,3768,697
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
India141:54,790,384527,769
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Uai (266) may also be a first name.

Uai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uai (Hindi: ुाी, Oriya: ଉଆଇ, Russian: Уаиь) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uai? popularity and diffusion

Uai is the 678,631st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Uai are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Uai is also the 545,281st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 266 people.

Uai is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 488,004. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: South Sulawesi, where 97 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 1 percent reside and West Java, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Namibia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuai8616,287/
Huai861,817/
Wuai8621/
Uaiz8611/
Uait868/
Uahi866/
Uais866/
Uaoi863/
Uaio863/
Uaip862/
Uaid862/
Uoai861/
Bauai75603/
Bouai75115/
Huais7585/
Hua'i758/
Vuahi754/
Uaija753/
Wouai753/
Uaish753/
Oueai752/
Wuaih751/
Hueai751/
Huaoi751/
Huaei751/
Uaitt751/
Wuais751/
Vuaiz751/
Uahis751/
Huaiz751/
Huait751/
Vauai751/
Uaoui751/
Vouai751/
Huaid750/
Uoi67738/
Uae6721/
Huajie6710/
Bouaih674/
Wuaiss674/
Ouhahi671/
Wuahio671/
Bouaai671/
Uajhai671/
Huohai671/
Wuaitt670/

Uai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uai in the Oriya language
ଉଆଇu'a'i-
Uai in the Hindi language
ुाीuai33.33
उाईua'i33.33
Uai in the Russian language
Уаиьuai-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uai
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