Uchia Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Uchia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uchia (62) may also be a first name.
Uchia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uchia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uchia (Georgian: უჩია, Russian: Учиа) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uchia? popularity and diffusion
Uchia is the 1,185,157th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Uchia reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uchia is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 62 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 957,528. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 75 percent reside, Taraba, where 9 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uchia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uchia in the Georgian language | ||
| უჩია | uchia | - |
| Uchia in the Russian language | ||
| Учиа | ucia | - |
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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 Uchia
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