Upelniece Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Upelniece Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upelniece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia901:22,7783,451
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Upelniece Last Name Facts

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

Upelniece is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Upelniece.

How Common Is The Last Name Upelniece? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Upelniece are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Upelniece is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 22,778. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 91 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent reside and Semigallia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Latvia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abelniece7840/
Opolniece781/
Obelniece781/
Abolniece671/
Apolonice671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Upelniece
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