Upolu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Upolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Upolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upolu occurs most in The Solomon Islands. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Upolu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upolu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Upolu reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania.

The last name is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 22,309. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily found in: Guadalcanal Province, where 100 percent live. Besides The Solomon Islands this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uppolu918/
Upollu918/
Uppollu833/
Upulu8028/
Ipolu8021/
Upalu8018/
Oupoulou771/
Uppulu7326/
Aupalu7321/
Uppalu7314/
Ipolou7310/
Ippolu739/
Upulou736/
Gupalu734/
Upullu733/
Upulau731/
Upeleu731/
Ipoğlu731/
Upaalu731/
Uphalu731/
Uputlu731/
Uuspalu679/
Uppullu672/
Uppatlu671/
Ippollu671/
Guphalu671/
Uppaalu671/
Uppallu671/
Uppulut671/
Uppalui671/
Jipoulou6249/
Uphaaliu623/
Upputllu621/
Ipalu6063/
Ipelu6021/
Hipalu556/
Ipallu551/

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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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  • 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 Upolu
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