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
The surname Ukiya (Hindi: उकीया, Marathi: उकीया, Oriya: ଉକିୟା) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukiya? popularity and diffusion
Ukiya is the 535,476th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. The last name 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 frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,740 people.
The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 225,475. In Japan Ukiya is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 66 percent live, Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
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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