Upper Surname
Approximately 906 people bear this surname
Upper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 332 | 1:110,981 | 11,875 |
| United States | 291 | 1:1,245,563 | 88,018 |
| India | 106 | 1:7,236,466 | 158,262 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Upper (114) may also be a first name.
Upper Demographics
Average Upper Salary in
United States
$47,772 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Upper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Upper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Upper (Russian: Уппер) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Upper? popularity and diffusion
Upper is the 390,762nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Upper reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most common first name globally, held by 114 people.
This last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 110,981. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 86 percent live, British Columbia, where 11 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Not including Canada Upper occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Upper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Upper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Upper last name expanded 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Upper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Upper last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.
The amount Upper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $47,951 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Upper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Upper in the Russian language | ||
| Уппер | upper | - |
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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 Upper
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