Umai Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Umai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| Papua New Guinea | 190 | 1:42,914 | 5,251 |
| Japan | 86 | 1:1,486,562 | 24,308 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Umai (3,305) may also be a first name.
Umai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Umai (Georgian: უმაი, Hindi: उमई, Marathi: उमाई, Oriya: ଉମାଇ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Umai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 497,277th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of Umai are found; 33 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 31 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Umai is also the 124,413th most common first name globally, borne by 3,305 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria Umai is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 18 percent reside, Zamfara, where 17 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Japan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Umai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umai in the Georgian language | ||
| უმაი | umai | - |
| Umai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉମାଇ | uma'i | 75 |
| ଉମାଏ | uma'e | 25 |
| Umai in the Marathi language | ||
| उमाई | uma'i | 64.29 |
| उमै | umai | 28.57 |
| उमाज़ी | umazi | 7.14 |
| Umai in the Hindi language | ||
| उमई | uma'i | 52.94 |
| उमाई | uma'i | 19.61 |
| उमै | umai | 13.73 |
| ऊमाई | uma'i | 3.92 |
| उमा | uma | 3.92 |
| उमइ | uma'i | 1.96 |
| ऊमई | uma'i | 1.96 |
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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 Umai
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