Uekubo Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uekubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uekubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0731:119,1476,691
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040

Uekubo Last Name Facts

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

Uekubo occurs most in Japan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Uekubo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uekubo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uekubo is the 334,641st most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,607,023 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Uekubo reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 1,073 people, or 1 in 119,147. In Japan Uekubo is mostly found in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Nara Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uyekubo9225/
Uekhubo926/
Ukubo9132/
Oukubo831,148/
Aukubo831/
Beikubo77756/
Ukaubou774/
Iyekubo772/
Yekoubo771/
Ikubo731,173/
Ukuba7325/
Bekoubou71386/
Oukoubou717/
Yekoubou711/
Vakubo678/
Hikubo677/
Wakubo674/
Oikubo673/
Hukuba673/
Aukobo672/
Ukuebo671/
Uekoba671/
Eukuba671/
Ikuboi671/
Ucuboi671/
Bekuwo671/
Goukoubou671/
Yekuba671/
Ukhuba671/
Ikoubo671/
Ikhubo671/
Oukhoubou671/

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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 Uekubo
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