Ulaia Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Ulaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ulaia (13) may also be a first name.
Ulaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ulaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ulaia is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulaia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ulaia is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Ulaia live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Ulaia is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Ulaia
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