Uje Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3911:453,05123,131
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
India2371:3,236,56394,502
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Uje (1,824) may also be a first name.

Uje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uje (Hindi: उजे, Marathi: उजे, Oriya: ଉେଜ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uje? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uje is the 383,038th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Uje are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uje is also the 178,669th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,824 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 453,051. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 38 percent reside, Benue, where 26 percent reside and Cross River, where 15 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and India, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guje86913/
Ujeh86752/
Ujie86359/
Udje86193/
Huje8669/
Utje8668/
Ouje8647/
Auje8646/
Ujei8618/
Ujhe8615/
Ujey8613/
Uhje863/
Ujee862/
Ujje861/
Uije861/
Ujea861/
Ujze861/
Uuje861/
Uxje861/
Uyje861/
Ue806,727/
Uj80475/
Hauje75100/
Aujeh7548/
Gujee7534/
Ujetz7525/
Oudje7523/
Hujie758/
Ujecz758/
Ujieh758/
Eujeh755/
Houje753/
Ujche753/
Audje752/
Oujeh752/
Hujeh752/
Hujea751/
Auije751/
Aujje751/
Ujead751/
Ujerr751/
Uujer751/
Ausje751/
Uyjeh751/
Oujet751/
Ujhed751/
Ujhet751/
Ujheľ751/
Guuje751/
Eudje751/
Eujet751/
Eujey751/
Ujzhe751/
Ujejs751/
Ujets751/
Eje6715,484/
Uji676,719/
Oje675,967/
Aje675,537/
Uja674,776/
Oue673,704/
Ije673,296/
Aue672,833/
Uge672,730/
Uye672,519/
Use671,906/
Ujj671,880/
Uzoije671,156/
Ujo67699/
Uze67551/
Eue67332/
Huijer67322/
Ouj67321/
Uce67296/
Guj67207/
Huj67197/
Oudjer67193/
Ouijer67136/
Ujh67105/
Oudjet6764/
Uie6748/
Uuj6730/
Aujeau6725/
Huijse6724/
Haujee6717/
Õue6715/
Hujeat6713/
Hujeij6710/
Uhj6710/
Uyj6710/
Ujp6710/
Houdje679/
Uzj679/
Uoj678/
Hujecz678/
Houjee677/
Ucj677/
Ujy677/
Uij676/
Uzuije676/
Yje676/
Hudjed675/
Huidje674/
Hujhes673/
Ujz673/
Haujes672/
Aujzie672/
Huisje672/
Oudjed672/
Ujd672/
Oujher671/
Haujer671/
Hudjes671/
Hujets671/
Eoudje671/
Aujeer671/
Ujeich671/
Usoije671/
Oudjey671/
Hujeer671/
Uzeije671/

Uje Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uje in the Oriya language
ଉେଜueja-
Uje in the Marathi language
उजेuje87.92
ऊजेuje12.08
Uje in the Hindi language
उजेuje50
उजेनujena50

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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 Uje
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