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 last name Upeka is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Upeka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upeka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 659,458th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The last name Upeka occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Upeka are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 96,116th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 5,009 people.

It is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Outside of Sri Lanka it is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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