Upahi Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Upahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Upahi (37) may also be a first name.

Upahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upahi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Upahi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 37 people.

Upahi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 73 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubahi8079/
Opahi8069/
Upaha809/
Apahi805/
Upahu801/
Upehi801/
Oubahi73648/
Apahia7362/
Upahaa7321/
Upahay7312/
Upaaha734/
Oupaha733/
Upahya732/
Yapahi732/
Aupaho731/
Opahai731/
Upahye731/
Yupaha731/
Apahai731/
Ouepohi67101/
Upahyay6728/
Upae6720/
Abouahi6714/
Apeahii6713/
Upahaya679/
Abuaihi677/
Abu Ahi677/
Ouabihi676/
Oubbahi673/
Upahaye672/
Goupohi672/
Ouabehi671/
Abuahia671/
Opahiyo671/
Upaiyay671/
Uppaher671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Upahi
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