Update Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Update Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Update Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Update (106) may also be a first name.

Update Last Name Facts

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

Update (Russian: Упдате) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Update? popularity and diffusion

The surname Update is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Update reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Update is also the 915,176th most frequent given name globally, held by 106 people.

The last name Update is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Update is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent are found and Taiwan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upadate921/
Updite8316/
Updade831/
Updati831/
Updata831/
Apadate772/
Upatade772/
Apidate771/
Uptaite771/
Uputate771/
Upatate771/
Upadade771/
Updit7323/
Upadhyat715/
Upadhade714/
Upadadhe711/
Upadhata711/
Apadaite711/
Apadat67352/
Abdate6774/
Upadit677/
Abudat677/
Ubadat672/
Ubidat671/
Apatet671/
Apodat671/
Upadadhye671/
Upadhayat671/
Upadhayta671/
Upadhyayt671/
Updwad671/
Uptade671/
Uiptat671/
Apidat671/
Upadad671/
Gubdad501/

Update Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Update in the Russian language
Упдатеupdate-

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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 Update
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