Uyag Surname

200,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Uyag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uyag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,0651:49,0268,027
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Uyag (319) may also be a first name.

Uyag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uyag occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Uyag.

How Common Is The Last Name Uyag? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,147th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,493,550 people. The last name Uyag is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Uyag are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Uyag is also the 491,536th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 319 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,065 people, or 1 in 49,026. In The Philippines Uyag is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 59 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 35 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Turkey, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huyag8956/
Uyagh894/
Ouyag891/
Uyg869/
Uyague801/
Ayag753,806/
Uyak75304/
Oyag75244/
Huyg7563/
Uyog7561/
Ujag7531/
Yoag7528/
Uyeg7527/
Uyig752/
Uygk752/
Uygh752/
Iyag752/
Yjag751/
Uyjg751/
Uygx751/
Uygq751/
Uyac751/
Ujyg751/
Uiyg751/
Eyag751/
Hayag674,723/
Uyake671,025/
Huygh67494/
Heyag6744/
Ayagh6734/
Uyegh6722/
Hiyag6716/
Ouyak673/
Giyag673/
Iyagh671/
Uyogh671/
Huygt671/
Uhygh671/
Huyak671/
Gujag671/
Gayag671/

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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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  • 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 Uyag
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