Ulaya Surname
Approximately 15,290 people bear this surname
Ulaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9,176 | 1:5,770 | 755 |
| Malawi | 3,346 | 1:5,116 | 720 |
| India | 2,484 | 1:308,802 | 17,285 |
| Zambia | 70 | 1:226,427 | 14,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Ulaya (1,079) may also be a first name.
Ulaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ulaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ulaya (Marathi: उलया, Oriya: ଉଳୟା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,663rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 476,622 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ulaya live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 243,209th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 1,079 people.
The surname Ulaya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9,176 people, or 1 in 5,770. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 23 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 22 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Ulaya occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ulaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ulaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଳୟା | ulaya | - |
| Ulaya in the Marathi language | ||
| उलया | ulaya | 75 |
| फ़ुलया | fulaya | 12.5 |
| उलाया | ulaya | 12.5 |
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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 Ulaya
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