Upadhyay is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Upadhyay
No. of characters: 8
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Upadhyay

How popular is Upadhyay?

Upadhyay is common in India.

Upadhyay is ranked 2253 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Upadhyaies grew by 121.815 per cent to 1271 since 2000 and ranked 20780 after elevating 15981 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.71 89.18
Others 2.83 7.85
White 2.36 2.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0
Upadhyay is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Nepal is ahead in terms of density. Around 242589 people have been found who wears Upadhyay as their family name. Upadhyay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,367 Japan9
16,722 Nigeria8
103,759 Spain8
7,022 Senegal7
1,632 South Korea5
26,321 Israel3
2,151 Fiji2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
4,367 Afghanistan2
3,940 Ethiopia2
5,318 Iraq2
723,167 Indonesia2
54,641 Sweden2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
5,298 Botswana2
443 Bhutan2
1,256 Myanmar2
4,781 Malawi2
50,549 Georgia1
537 Liechtenstein1
37,493 Austria1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
10,958 Bangladesh1
7,198 Maldives1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
6,033 Benin1
38,063 Mauritania1
169,904 Brazil1
734 Chad1
7,790 Zambia1
8,268 Mauritius1
2,040 Mali1
56,169 Mexico1
2,935 Madagascar1
4,942 Libya1
12,270 Lebanon1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
1,819 Laos1
971 Seychelles1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
11,923 Slovenia1
5,553 Taiwan1
5,589 Sudan1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
10,683 Cyprus1
5,916 Mozambique1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,210 Thailand48
7,279 Wales45
33,012 Belgium45
11,040 Scotland39
269,016 Russia29
9,692 Ireland27
62,494 Netherlands22
1,737 Iceland22
29,040 Denmark15
202,099 Ukraine14
3,605 China12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
15,572 Switzerland72
9,536 Finland72
10,487 New Zealand64
Countries with hundreds of Upadhyay:
6,345 Saudi Arabia539
1,085 Oman495
22,254 Germany471
5,583 Malaysia379
11,523 Canada338
34,535 Philippines322
10,468 Australia266
1,663 Kuwait226
2,068 Singapore189
1,579 Qatar156
1,698 Hong Kong142
5,791 Norway131
43,624 South Africa110
1,401 Bahrain110
33,673 Tanzania109
Countries with thousands of Upadhyay:
2,889 Uganda1,867
17,854 United States1,834
4,486 Kenya1,255
4,791 Poland1,241
6,364 England1,102
1,035 United Arab Emirates1,017
Countries with ten thousands of Upadhyay:
94 Nepal47,869
Countries with hundred thousands of Upadhyay:
374 India181,715
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Upadhyay Namesakes

  • Amar Upadhyay, Television actor
  • Satish Upadhyay, Political leader
  • Alok Upadhyay, Cinematographer
  • Alok Upadhyay, Cinematographer
  • Amar Upadhyay, Television actor
  • Amod Prasad Upadhyay, Politician
  • Anup Upadhyay, Actor
  • Amar Upadhyay, Television actor
  • Aryaman Upadhyay, Amar Upadhyay's son
  • Ashwini Upadhyay, Politician
  • Mansi Upadhyay portrayed significant character of Mantoria's mother in 1994 drama flick Triyacharitra.

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