Upene Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Latvia

Upene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Latvia31:683,34934,074

Upene Last Name Facts

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

Upene is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Upene? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Upene reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Upene is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent are found and Ekiti, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eupene9134/
Upenge911/
Aupene911/
Upena80236/
Ipene80214/
Upane80106/
Upine8061/
Upeni8049/
Uphen8015/
Upone801/
Upeny801/
Euphenie771/
Uppeneer770/
Uppena73230/
Eupena7315/
Ipeney735/
Upanne734/
Upengi734/
Upanei734/
Auphen732/
Hupane732/
Euphen732/
Upeant731/
Upigne731/
Iphene731/
Ipenee731/
Uphine731/
Upehen731/
Uponea731/
Upheng731/
Uphane730/
Upetin730/
Autphenne7147/
Houppener711/
Hautphenne67118/
Huspeni6774/
Heupgen6734/
Uppiner674/
Uppeena673/
Ouphine672/
Hupaneu671/
Eupheny671/
Utpheng671/
Upenajs671/
Houpone671/
Uppengi671/
Uspeniy671/
Houpeni671/

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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 Upene
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