Uchaya Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Uchaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Uchaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uchaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uchaya (Marathi: उचया) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uchaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Uchaya reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Hoima District, where 52 percent live, Buliisa District, where 16 percent live and Nebbi District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Uganda Uchaya is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uchaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uchaya in the Marathi language | ||
| उचया | ucaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Uchaya
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