Upon Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Upon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Upon (172) may also be a first name.

Upon Last Name Facts

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

Upon is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Upon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Upon is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Upon reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Upon is also the 696,764th most frequently used first name globally, held by 172 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 983,141. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 73 percent live, Johor, where 23 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Upon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Upon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Upon surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubpon89799/
Upong89374/
Hupon8955/
Uphon8927/
Uspon8917/
Aupon8912/
Uppon899/
Gupon896/
Oupon896/
Uupon894/
Utpon893/
Upont893/
Upuon893/
Upgon892/
Uponk892/
Ujpon891/
Udpon891/
Upone891/
Upoon891/
Upoun891/
Aupont80436/
Hupont80238/
Uphong8066/
Upphon8060/
Hupond8033/
Huspon8010/
Utpong8010/
Uspong808/
Utphon807/
Aupong805/
Guppon804/
Uhpong804/
Uppong802/
Audpon802/
Huppon801/
Aupond801/
Huipon801/
Ubppon801/
Uppoen801/
Uypong801/
Goupon801/
Auspon801/
Udpong801/
Uipond800/
Upan751,602/
Upun75500/
Ipon75302/
Upom7515/
Upphong738,352/
Auspont7354/
Aupoint737/
Utphong734/
Ouyphon732/
Houspon731/
Auponnt731/
Houpone731/
Heupond731/
Huphong731/
Ouppong731/
Udpoung731/
Euposin731/
Huppont730/
Ujpan672,791/
Hupan67399/
Uypan67306/
Obpon67292/
Uphan67207/
Uspun67190/
Upang67154/
Jipon67140/
Upane67106/
Uspan6785/
Upung6780/
Eupan6776/
Gupan6775/
Uipan6758/
Uppan6752/
Hipon6732/
Gupun6731/
Aupan6722/
Euphosin6713/
Oupan6711/
Utpan679/
Ujpán679/
Iphon675/
Oudpoung675/
Uppun673/
Upund672/
Upand672/
Hupun672/
Ippon672/
Uupan671/
Oepon671/
Huyphong671/
Upaun671/
Ubpan671/
Ubpom671/
Ubpun671/
Utpom671/
Ouspoung671/
Ouyphong671/
Oupun671/
Uphom670/

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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 Upon
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