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 borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upelniece? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Upelniece occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Upelniece reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 22,778. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 91 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent are found and Semigallia, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

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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