Upadhyai Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Upadhyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upadhyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7531:1,018,67942,792
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Upadhyai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upadhyai (Hindi: उपाध्याय, Marathi: उपाध्) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upadhyai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 450,743rd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Upadhyai live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 1,018,679. In India Upadhyai is most numerous in: Assam, where 86 percent reside, Delhi, where 3 percent reside and Bihar, where 3 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upaidhyai9468/
Uppadhyai944/
Upaadhyai941/
Upadyai9336/
Upadhyayid893/
Upadhyae8838/
Upadhiai883/
Uppadyai881/
Upadyae801/
Uppadhyauy781/
Upadyaey751/

Upadhyai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Upadhyai in the Marathi language
उपाध्upadh-
Upadhyai in the Hindi language
उपाध्यायupadhyaya91.67
चन्द्रcandra8.33

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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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  • 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 Upadhyai
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