Uponda Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Uponda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uponda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2731:193,92516,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Uponda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uponda is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uponda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 948,111th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname Uponda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Uponda reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Uponda is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 193,925. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 75 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upgonda921/
Upunda832,541/
Iponda8356/
Uponde839/
Upanda835/
Upondo831/
Upondi831/
Hupanda77100/
Uppunda7742/
Hupondi7727/
Upanday771/
Houpondi7134/
Upandhay713/
Huppanda711/
Ipanda67990/
Upande67333/
Ipondo67150/
Upandi6718/
Upando672/
Upunde671/
Upandey62139/
Hupundi62100/
Uspandi6223/
Upander623/
Jipanda622/
Hipanda622/
Hupunde622/
Hupandi622/
Uppandi622/
Upandit622/
Uphando621/
Gupandi621/
Upandoh621/
Uphande621/
Goupande578/
Uupandey575/
Upandhey571/
Ipando5085/

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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
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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 Uponda
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