Ukiya Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Ukiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 567 | 1:225,475 | 9,583 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Ukiya (1,740) may also be a first name.
Ukiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ukiya (Hindi: उकीया, Marathi: उकीया, Oriya: ଉକିୟା) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ukiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 535,476th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. Ukiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ukiya are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Ukiya is also the 183,817th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,740 people.
It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 225,475. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 66 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ukiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukiya in the Marathi language | ||
| उकीया | ukiya | - |
| Ukiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକିୟା | ukiya | 60 |
| ଉକୀୟା | ukiya | 20 |
| ଉକିଆ | uki'a | 16 |
| ଉକୀଆ | uki'a | 4 |
| Ukiya in the Hindi language | ||
| उकीया | ukiya | 52.7 |
| उकिया | ukiya | 39.86 |
| ऊकीया | ukiya | 5.41 |
| ऊकिया | ukiya | 2.03 |
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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 Ukiya
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