Upayay Surname

31,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Upayay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upayay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,8691:45,4723,165
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461

Upayay (3,241) may also be a first name.

Upayay Last Name Facts

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

Upayay (Hindi: उपायाय, Marathi: उपायाय) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upayay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,636th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 431,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Upayay are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Upayay is also the 125,886th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 3,241 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 16,869 people, or 1 in 45,472. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Excluding India it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upahyay9228/
Upayayz923/
Upaiyay921/
Upahayay8632/
Upauhyay861/
Upahyayd861/
Upeyay831/
Upahaayay801/
Upahaye772/
Upaye7315/
Upeaa731/
Upehay677/
Upyeyi671/
Ipayai671/
Upphaye621/
Upyei552/
Upeye551/
Upeua551/
Upaje551/
Ipaiye505/
Gupaei502/
Ipayej501/
Ipayoi501/
Ipayei501/

Upayay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Upayay in the Marathi language
उपायायupayaya-
Upayay in the Hindi language
उपायायupayaya98.61

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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 Upayay
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