Upadhyaya Surname

14,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Upadhyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upadhyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India36,5671:20,9771,620
United States9061:400,06535,011
England2851:195,50217,195
United Arab Emirates2491:36,7963,882
Nepal2021:140,9952,488
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Australia921:293,43225,879
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Austria101:851,54467,454
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Upadhyaya (273) may also be a first name.

Upadhyaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upadhyaya (Bengali: উপাধ্যায়, Hindi: उपाध्याय, Marathi: उपाध्याय, Oriya: ଉପାଧଯ୍ାୟ) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upadhyaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Upadhyaya is the 14,343rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 187,374 people. Upadhyaya is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Upadhyaya live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Upadhyaya is also the 537,992nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 273 people.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 36,567 people, or 1 in 20,977. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 74 percent live, Assam, where 7 percent live and Jharkhand, where 3 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Upadhyaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Upadhyaya surname are 11.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.97% registered with the party.

The amount Upadhyaya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.05% more than the national average, earning $56,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $60,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Upadhyaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Upadhyaya in the Bengali language
উপাধ্যায়upadhyaya-
Upadhyaya in the Hindi language
उपाध्यायupadhyaya98.49
उपध्यायupadhyaya0.76
उपाध्यायाupadhyaya0.25
उपाधयायupadhayaya0.16
उपाध्ययupadhyaya0.12
उपाध्ययाupadhyaya0.04
उपाघ्यायupaghyaya0.04
उपाधययupadhayaya0.02
उपाध्याायupadhyaaya0.02
उपधयायupadhayaya0.02
उपारघ्यायuparaghyaya0.01
उपढ्यायupadhyaya0.01
उपाध्याupadhya0.01
उपायध्यायupayadhyaya0.01
उपाण्यायupanyaya0.01
उपध्ययाupadhyaya0.01
उपाध््यायupadhyaya0.01
उपाध़्यायupadhayaya0.01
उपाघश्यायupaghasyaya0.01
उपाध्याय़upadhyaya0.01
उपाध्शयupadhsaya0.01
उपध्ययupadhyaya0.01
उपध्यायाupadhyaya0.01
Upadhyaya in the Oriya language
ଉପାଧଯ୍ାୟupadhayaya86.2
ଉପାଧାୟupadhaya4.4
ଉପାଧଯ୍ୟupadhayya3
ଯ୍ାୟyaya2.4
ଉପାାୟupaaya1.2
ଉପାଧଯ୍ାୟାupadhayaya1
ଉପଧଯ୍ାୟupadhayaya0.4
ଊପାଧାୟupadhaya0.2
ଊପାଧଯ୍ାୟupadhayaya0.2
ମୁଉପାଧଯ୍ାୟmu'upadhayaya0.2
ଉପାଧଯ୍ଅupadhaya0.2
ଭପାଧଯ୍ାୟbhapadhayaya0.2
Upadhyaya in the Marathi language
उपाध्यायupadhyaya69.18
उपाध्upadh14.38
उपाध्यायाupadhyaya8.9
उपाध्याupadhya1.37
पाध्ययाpadhyaya0.68
उपाधेupadhe0.68
उपोध्यायupodhyaya0.68
उपध्यायाupadhyaya0.68
उपाध्येupadhye0.68
उपाध्ययाupadhyaya0.68
उपाध्यासupadhyasa0.68
उपाध्ययupadhyaya0.68
पाध्यायpadhyaya0.68

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