Upa Surname
Approximately 15,263 people bear this surname
Upa Surname Definition:
Upa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: east.
Upa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,708 | 1:71,635 | 4,850 |
| Indonesia | 2,991 | 1:44,216 | 5,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 751 | 1:10,857 | 959 |
| Nigeria | 522 | 1:339,354 | 18,436 |
| Nepal | 66 | 1:431,530 | 4,129 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Upa (7,811) may also be a first name.
Upa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Upa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: east.
Upa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Upa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Upa (Bengali: উপা, Hindi: उपा, Marathi: उपा, Oriya: ଉପା, Russian: Упа, Tibetan: ཨུ་པ་) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Upa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,726th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 477,465 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Upa are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Upa is also the 72,238th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 7,811 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 10,708 people, or 1 in 71,635. In India Upa is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 75 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent live and Bihar, where 10 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Upa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Upa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨུ་པ་ | upa | - |
| Upa in the Marathi language | ||
| उपा | upa | 93.1 |
| ऊपा | upa | 3.45 |
| ुपा | upa | 3.45 |
| Upa in the Hindi language | ||
| उपा | upa | 80.57 |
| ऊपा | upa | 1.72 |
| ुपा | upa | 1.24 |
| उपा़ | upa | 0.38 |
| ुप | upa | 0.1 |
| Upa in the Bengali language | ||
| উপা | upa | 61.54 |
| উপ | upa | 38.46 |
| Upa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉପା | upa | 55.56 |
| ଉପ | upa | 34.72 |
| ଊପା | upa | 5.56 |
| ଉେପ | uepa | 2.78 |
| Upa in the Russian language | ||
| Упа | upa | - |
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