Upadayay Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Upadayay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upadayay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0781:711,56332,872
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Upadayay (122) may also be a first name.

Upadayay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Upadayay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Upadayay (Hindi: उपाध्याय, Marathi: उपादयाय) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upadayay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 340,354th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Upadayay reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 122 people.

The last name Upadayay is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,078 people, or 1 in 711,563. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 84 percent live, Bihar, where 5 percent live and Maharashtra, where 5 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Upadayay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Upadayay in the Marathi language
उपादयायupadayaya80.77
उपाडयायupadayaya7.69
उपाध्यायupadhyaya3.85
उपादयायालालupadayayalala3.85
उपादयupadaya3.85
Upadayay in the Hindi language
उपाध्यायupadhyaya73.33
उपादयायupadayaya20
उपाघ्यायupaghyaya6.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Upadayay
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