Upesi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Upesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Upesi (17) may also be a first name.

Upesi Last Name Facts

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

Upesi (Oriya: ଉେପସୀ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Upesi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Upesi are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Upesi is also the 2,694,839th most common first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Upesi is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 33 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 33 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 33 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upesip913/
Uspesi911/
Upegi8012/
Upisi8010/
Upese800/
Upegie731/
Uphaisi674/
Uspeesy672/
Upeje604/
Upege602/
Upigit5563/
Eupizi5523/
Hupice551/
Aupeze551/
Oupijit501/

Upesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Upesi in the Oriya language
ଉେପସୀuepasi-

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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 Upesi
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