Ufaya Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ufaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ufaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ufaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ufaya is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ufaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ufaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ufaya is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Ufaya reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 64 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Ufaya is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Ufaya is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hufaya912/
Ufaa8916/
Oufaa80122/
Ifaya80117/
Ufayi8044/
Ufiya8040/
Aufay8029/
Ufuya801/
Aufaa801/
Houtfaya778/
Ufa75991/
Ufy7522/
Ufiyah7339/
Hufaia7316/
Ouffaa734/
Auffay732/
Gufiya732/
Ufayeh731/
Oufayo731/
Ufaych731/
Aufiya731/
Gufeya731/
Aufa671,730/
Oufa67638/
Hufa67132/
Uffa67125/
Ufai6755/
Aufiyah6747/
Ifay6722/
Oufy6718/
Upfa678/
Uifa678/
Ufau678/
Ufea676/
Ufoy676/
Uffy675/
Upfaiah674/
Aufy673/
Uvfa672/
Hufy672/
Ufae672/
Gufy672/
Ufey672/
Ufyo671/
Haufayt671/
Ousfeya671/
Uyfa671/
Usfy671/
Oufaaiz671/
Ujfa671/
Ufuy671/
Eufa671/
Uyfy671/
Uwfa671/
Ufyi671/
Ufye671/
Ufaj671/

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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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  • 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 Ufaya
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