Uya Surname

112,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8531:95,5986,562
India1,4731:520,75025,990
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Japan1271:1,006,64820,129
Spain1141:410,10622,221
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Uya (2,776) may also be a first name.

Uya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uya (Hindi: उया, Marathi: उया, Oriya: ଉୟା, Russian: Уыа) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uya? popularity and diffusion

Uya is the 112,274th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,765,394 people. Uya is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Uya reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 138,569th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 2,776 people.

Uya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,853 people, or 1 in 95,598. In Nigeria Uya is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent are found, Cross River, where 12 percent are found and Benue, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouya866,363/
Uyah861,699/
Huya86780/
Uyas86254/
Uyaz86233/
Auya86205/
Uyad8684/
Uyat8677/
Uyau8666/
Uyap8632/
Uoya8630/
Uyaa8615/
Uyha862/
Uhya861/
Uy8074,069/
Hauya752,352/
Houya7582/
Auyat7569/
Uyaya7569/
Ujaya7556/
Uyowa7548/
Huyad7534/
Ouyah7527/
Ouyad7526/
Huyat7519/
Huyah7517/
Ouhya7510/
Huoya7510/
Uya'a758/
Ouyaz755/
Ouyaï755/
Huyha755/
Guuya754/
Uyaud753/
Auyaz752/
Huhya751/
Ouyas751/
Uyatt751/
Uhyah751/
Uoyah751/
Ouyat751/
Uyhau751/
Oya67198,161/
Huy67169,619/
Aya6750,440/
Iya6729,901/
Yoa6717,443/
Eya6715,787/
Uys6712,687/
Uja674,776/
Uyi673,629/
Uyo673,295/
Uye672,519/
Yya671,178/
Ouy67279/
Uyd67187/
Uia67161/
Uța6798/
Euy6796/
Guhaya6750/
Eua6746/
Uoy6741/
Auy6734/
Uuy6727/
Uyy6716/
Ouhaya6715/
Uyh6713/
Uoa6712/
Huyaux6710/
Uyj6710/
Uiy679/
Yja677/
Ujy677/
Hauyat676/
Houyah676/
Auyash675/
Uyz675/
Uyt674/
Uaniya673/
U'A673/
Uyp671/
Huyaja671/
Gujaya671/
Uyhaya671/
Houyaz671/
Uhy671/

Uya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uya in the Oriya language
ଉୟାuya-
Uya in the Marathi language
उयाuya-
Uya in the Hindi language
उयाuya66.67
ऊयाuya16.67
ुयाuya8.33
उयuya8.33
Uya in the Russian language
Уыаuya-

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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 Uya
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