Uchida Surname
Approximately 258,784 people bear this surname
Uchida Surname User-submission:
Uchima in Japanese means 'interior', its kanji is 内間.
The surname Uchima arose on the island of Okinawa (in the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom) around 1405, with King Shou En being known as Kanemaru Uchima.
The Uchima family is descended from other oriental surnames such as Taira, Samekawa, Yakura, Higashionna, Yamashiro, Nerome, Shou, Shang, Ojiganashi and Yonashiro, being thus distant descendants of several emperors of Japan, emperors of China and kings of Korea, being also samurai.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 254,473 | 1:502 | 69 |
| United States | 1,702 | 1:212,961 | 20,789 |
| Brazil | 856 | 1:250,087 | 9,621 |
| Thailand | 430 | 1:164,275 | 26,316 |
| Singapore | 210 | 1:26,227 | 1,017 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Uganda | 145 | 1:269,236 | 19,482 |
| Philippines | 137 | 1:738,965 | 73,424 |
| Peru | 135 | 1:235,438 | 10,019 |
| Mexico | 59 | 1:2,103,834 | 19,255 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Uchida (148) may also be a first name.
Uchida Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Uchima in Japanese means 'interior', its kanji is 内間.
The surname Uchima arose on the island of Okinawa (in the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom) around 1405, with King Shou En being known as Kanemaru Uchima.
The Uchima family is descended from other oriental surnames such as Taira, Samekawa, Yakura, Higashionna, Yamashiro, Nerome, Shou, Shang, Ojiganashi and Yonashiro, being thus distant descendants of several emperors of Japan, emperors of China and kings of Korea, being also samurai.
In 1336, 36 Fujian families were sent to Okinawa during the Min Dynasty to teach them Chinese culture, which is why Okinawa has an intermediate culture between Japan and China. Of these 36 families, one was the Shang family (descendants of the homonymous dynasty that ruled China from before Christ), from this last family descended the Shou, and from these the Uchima.
Uchima was a lordship on Izena Island (now Okinawa Prefecture) that was granted to Kanemaru in 1459 when he was appointed as royal treasurer by King Shou Taikyuu, Kanemaru's daughter was called Uchima Ufuya.
There were also two titled princesses (or surnames) Uchima, both in the 17th century: the first daughter of Shou Eki and the second, of Shou Tei.
Several branches of the Uchima family moved in 1571 to the Amami and Oshima Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, from where others shipped silver, lacquer, incense, ivory, textiles and sugar merchants to Sumatra, Pattani, Vietnam, China, Korea and Java. Consequently, the Uchima family was not affected by the reforms of the Satsuma clan in 1624 to the surnames of Okinawa.
The Uchima first arrived in the current territory of Ecuador, from where they emigrated to the north of Nueva Granada (present-day Colombia) in the second half of the 19th century, settling in Valle del Cauca, Caldas, Antioquia, Quindío, Risaralda and Cauca mainly, working for Guillermo Cárdenas. But, being in indigenous territory, they had several stumbles with the natives and had to create bonds of friendship and familiarity with them in order to get the lands.
It is the surname number 3272 in Japan by number of bearers, likewise, there are several families with surname Uchima in the United States, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Canada, Peru and Chile.
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Uchida Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uchida Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uchida (Russian: Учида) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uchida? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,112th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 28,161 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Uchida are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Uchida is also the 757,758th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 148 people.
This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 254,473 people, or 1 in 502. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Japan Uchida exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Uchida Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Uchida last name are 17.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.54% registered with the political party.
The amount Uchida earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 182.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,853 per year; in United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,863 CAD per year.
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Uchida Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uchida in the Russian language | ||
| Учида | ucida | - |
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