Uriah Surname
Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname
Uriah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,023 | 1:173,160 | 10,707 |
| India | 237 | 1:3,236,563 | 94,502 |
| Indonesia | 229 | 1:577,507 | 46,152 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Liberia | 45 | 1:97,967 | 7,863 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
Uriah (12,000) may also be a first name.
Uriah Demographics
Average Uriah Salary in
United States
$41,990 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Uriah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uriah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uriah (Arabic: اوريا) occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uriah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 239,054th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,348,178 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Uriah live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uriah is also the 54,160th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 12,000 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 173,160. In Nigeria Uriah is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 55 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Uriah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Uriah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Uriah last name rose 172 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Uriah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Uriah last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.
Uriah earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,990 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uriah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uriah in the Arabic language | ||
| اوريا | awrya | - |
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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 Uriah
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