Upuu Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Upuu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 341 | 1:519,480 | 25,666 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Upuu (61) may also be a first name.
Upuu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Upuu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Upuu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Upuu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 801,116th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Upuu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Upuu is also the 1,257,960th most common first name at a global level It is held by 61 people.
Upuu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 519,480. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 80 percent live, Nasarawa, where 17 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uppuu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Upuuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Upu | 86 | 1,960 | / |
| Uuspuu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Uispuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uppu | 75 | 22,007 | / |
| Aupu | 75 | 371 | / |
| Uphu | 75 | 217 | / |
| Upuy | 75 | 101 | / |
| Gupu | 75 | 56 | / |
| Upuh | 75 | 51 | / |
| Eupu | 75 | 49 | / |
| Upau | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hupu | 75 | 36 | / |
| Țupu | 75 | 32 | / |
| Ipuu | 75 | 28 | / |
| Uput | 75 | 27 | / |
| Upue | 75 | 9 | / |
| Upus | 75 | 7 | / |
| Udpu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Upeu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Upfu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oupu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uupu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Upui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uypu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Upuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ubpu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Upup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Upgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uspu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uipiouu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uphus | 67 | 412 | / |
| Utphu | 67 | 117 | / |
| Uphau | 67 | 105 | / |
| Haupu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Oupeu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ahupu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Upphu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gaupu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Uuppu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Uppus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oupau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gupeu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guppu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uppau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gupuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ushpu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goupu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uppui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huppu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uippu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uppou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hupuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oupou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujpau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Upahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aupuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auphu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Upuu
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