Upeka Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Upeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Upeka (5,009) may also be a first name.

Upeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upeka is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upeka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 659,458th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Upeka reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 96,116th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 5,009 people.

The surname Upeka is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Barring Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upeska9110/
Upekka919/
Upekha911/
Gupeka911/
Huspeka83119/
Upekkha831/
Upaka80125/
Upoka8050/
Upeke8029/
Ipeka8010/
Upika804/
Upeko803/
Uppaka73101/
Hupaka7336/
Aupaka7335/
Uphika7321/
Aupika7320/
Upeski738/
Upikah735/
Uppeke734/
Upiska733/
Upakai731/
Ubpaka731/
Upaeca731/
Uipaka731/
Upakah731/
Upeyke731/
Uspeko731/
Oupeko731/
Aupeca730/
Huspika6710/
Aupekou676/
Uppakka674/
Uppaaka673/
Auppaka672/
Oupicka672/
Uppakai672/
Aupekit671/
Ouppaka671/
Ipekhai671/
Uppikka671/
Aupokai671/

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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
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  • 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 Upeka
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