Upong Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Upong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Malaysia1151:256,47214,435
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Upong (75) may also be a first name.

Upong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upong is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Upong live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 75 people.

Upong is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 39 percent are found, Cross River, where 34 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 31 percent are found and The Philippines, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gupong91514/
Uphong9166/
Utpong9110/
Uspong918/
Aupong915/
Uhpong914/
Uppong912/
Udpong911/
Uypong911/
Upon8969/
Upphong838,352/
Utphong834/
Udpoung831/
Ouppong831/
Huphong831/
Ipong80876/
Ubpon80799/
Upang80154/
Upung8080/
Hupon8055/
Uphon8027/
Uspon8017/
Aupon8012/
Uppon809/
Gupon806/
Oupon806/
Uupon804/
Upont803/
Upuon803/
Utpon803/
Uponk802/
Upgon802/
Upoun801/
Upone801/
Udpon801/
Ujpon801/
Upoon801/
Oudpoung775/
Ouyphong771/
Ouspoung771/
Huyphong771/
Aupont73436/
Hupont73238/
Upgang73142/
Ubpang7379/
Upphon7360/
Ippong7346/
Hupond7333/
Gupang7315/
Huspon7310/
Hipong738/
Utphon737/
Uppang736/
Jipong736/
Obpong734/
Ipoung734/
Guppon734/
Audpon732/
Gupung732/
Upheng731/
Udpung731/
Auspon731/
Goupon731/
Ubppon731/
Huipon731/
Aupond731/
Huppon731/
Hupang731/
Uipond730/
Upan671,602/
Auspont6754/
Goupang6716/
Upom6715/
Aupoint677/
Upasing673/
Ouyphon672/
Euposin671/
Oubpang671/
Ubphang671/
Heupond671/
Houpone671/
Auponnt671/
Houspon671/
Auppang671/
Huppont670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Upong
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