Udaniya Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Udaniya Surname User-submission:

The surname Udania or Udaniya was originated from a saint in Hindu mythology Udania Rishi. He was related to Gautam Maharshi. Now most of the Udanias have changed their surname to Sharma, a common surname given to the families of any Saint from Hindu mythology.

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Udaniya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India311:24,744,045333,161
England41:13,929,515290,718

Udaniya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Udania or Udaniya was originated from a saint in Hindu mythology Udania Rishi. He was related to Gautam Maharshi. Now most of the Udanias have changed their surname to Sharma, a common surname given to the families of any Saint from Hindu mythology. Now there are about 7-8 families with Udania surname. These families reside in Rajasthan state, India. The people in this surname are considered as general category.

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Udaniya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Udaniya (Hindi: उदानिया, Marathi: उदािनया) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Udaniya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Udaniya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Udaniya reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India Udaniya is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 39 percent live, Rajasthan, where 16 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live.

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Udaniya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Udaniya in the Hindi language
उदानियाudaniya50
उदाणियाudaniya25
उदनियाudaniya25
Udaniya in the Marathi language
उदािनयाudainaya50
उदाणीयाudaniya25
उडािनयाudainaya25

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