Újj Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Újj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Újj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary821:119,71111,231
Slovakia191:280,86641,728

The alternate forms: Ujj (1,880) are calculated separately.

Újj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Újj is found most in Hungary. It may also appear as: Ujj. For other potential spellings of Újj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Újj? popularity and diffusion

Újj is the 1,839,022nd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Újj reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 119,711. In Hungary Újj is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 32 percent live, Csongrád County, where 18 percent live and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Hungary this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ujj891,880/
Jj80372/
Új80224/
Jij67107/
Jhj6782/
Ajj6779/
Hjj6747/
Újjová6713/
Jjt6710/
Ijj679/
Jyj679/
Jjc679/
Jjh679/
Jsj678/
Jzj677/
Jxj677/
Jje676/
Jdj675/
Ejj675/
Ojj675/
Yjj675/
Jjz674/
Jjx673/
Jjj671/

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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 Újj
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