Uju Surname

54,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,9361:22,3211,982
Indonesia1,1121:118,92911,999
Malaysia1411:209,17912,210
India601:12,784,423224,716
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uju (57,304) may also be a first name.

Uju Last Name Facts

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

Uju (Hindi: अुजू, Marathi: उजू, Oriya: ଉଜୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Uju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uju is the 54,704th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 783,354 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Uju live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uju is also the 16,451st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 57,304 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,936 people, or 1 in 22,321. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 55 percent are found, Anambra, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Uju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Uju earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guju862,735/
Udju861,471/
Huju86217/
Euju8671/
Ujuh8667/
Ujau8651/
Ujou8629/
Auju8616/
Ujju8612/
Utju8612/
Ouju866/
Ujiu865/
Ujeu863/
Ujui862/
Ujuj862/
Uiju861/
Ujuu861/
Ujuz861/
Usju861/
Ju80737,925/
Gujju752,720/
Hudju75179/
Udjus75117/
Hujus7542/
Aujeu7533/
Ujhau7526/
Audju7515/
Udjud7512/
Gujhu759/
Oujou755/
Huiju754/
Gujuu753/
Gujyu753/
Gujiu752/
Guuju751/
Aujau751/
Aujhu751/
Hujiu751/
Ujjau751/
Eujeu751/
Eujju751/
Aujou751/
Huuju751/
Ujujh751/
Aujui751/
Gujeu751/
Huoju751/
Jui6751,842/
Uzu677,981/
Usu676,262/
Jut676,055/
Jud675,565/
Juy672,731/
Oju672,151/
Iju672,141/
Jus671,972/
Uiu671,458/
Eju671,156/
Uyu671,149/
Ucu67847/
Juh67745/
Jux67441/
Uhu67351/
Juj67204/
Oujaou67204/
Juu67158/
Jup67156/
Juz67154/
Hujeux67120/
Aujoux67120/
U'U6785/
Ouu6753/
Aujaud6736/
Yuj6728/
Iuu6723/
Jju6718/
Juć6713/
Oudjeu6713/
Aujeux6713/
Oujout6712/
Hju6711/
Eudjeu6711/
Aujoud679/
Oujouj679/
Juś677/
Iuj677/
Juá674/
Uuu672/
Uțu672/
Oudjou672/
Uyjaus671/
Ujoheu671/
Houjou671/
Houjeu671/
Hudjeu671/
Uåu671/
Gujguj671/
Audjeu671/
Auouju671/
Ouyjuy671/
Audjau671/
Hgujuj671/
Hujuch670/

Uju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uju in the Oriya language
ଉଜୁuju-
Uju in the Marathi language
उजूuju45.45
उजुuju27.27
ऊजूuju13.64
अुजूauju4.55
अुजुauju4.55
ऊजुuju4.55
Uju in the Hindi language
अुजूauju44.44
अुजुauju22.22
उजुuju22.22
उजूuju11.11

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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 Uju
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