88 most common Asian and Pacific Islander last names beginning with U

In this section we'll look at the most popular Asian and Pacific Islander last names beginning with U in the United States. These names are people who self-identified as "Asian and Pacific Islander" in the Decennial Census survey.

Most popular Asian and Pacific Islander last name beginning with U

Currently, the most popular Asian and Pacific Islander last name beginning with U in America is Uddin, with a total count of 5,639 people who have the surname. The surname Uddin occurs roughly 1 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames starting with U with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 60% of people with the name self-identified as "Asian and Pacific Islander".

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
6079 Uddin 5,639 3.76% 1.65% 89.41% 0.59% 3.01% 1.58%
7369 Ung 4,519 3.28% (S) 91.79% (S) 2.52% 1.70%
9003 Uy 3,633 2.84% (S) 91.33% (S) 3.17% 2.28%
14976 Ullah 1,974 5.83% 4.46% 80.65% 0.41% 5.62% 3.04%
17526 Um 1,607 1.80% 0.50% 95.08% 0.00% 1.74% 0.87%
20139 Uyeda 1,326 8.37% (S) 74.89% (S) 11.99% 4.52%
20364 Uppal 1,305 4.75% (S) 91.03% (S) 2.38% 1.07%
20780 Upadhyay 1,271 2.36% (S) 93.71% 0.55% 2.83% (S)
20910 Umali 1,260 3.73% (S) 90.71% (S) 3.89% 1.35%
22301 Uchida 1,156 10.29% (S) 78.81% (S) 7.96% 2.77%
24446 Usman 1,024 6.74% 19.24% 65.63% 0.00% 5.18% 3.22%
25954 Uehara 946 2.64% (S) 82.88% (S) 10.25% 3.59%
27898 Uyehara 860 5.47% (S) 80.12% (S) 10.81% 3.49%
28552 Ueda 835 6.35% (S) 85.87% (S) 5.75% 1.92%
31873 Un 724 7.18% (S) 83.84% (S) 3.87% 4.28%
34427 Usmani 658 5.47% 0.00% 88.30% (S) 5.02% (S)
35096 Upadhyaya 642 2.49% 0.00% 95.17% 0.00% 2.34% 0.00%
39486 Untalan 557 7.90% (S) 75.94% (S) 7.54% 8.08%
39717 Ulep 553 2.35% 0.00% 83.36% 0.00% 8.68% 5.61%
41799 Uno 520 10.77% 2.69% 71.15% 0.00% 10.00% 5.38%
42163 Uyeno 515 8.16% (S) 72.23% (S) 15.15% 3.69%
43006 Uk 503 15.71% 4.17% 71.97% (S) (S) 6.76%
43077 Ueno 502 4.78% (S) 87.25% (S) 5.38% 2.39%
43651 Uemura 494 4.66% (S) 80.97% (S) 8.91% 5.06%
49268 Umeda 427 5.15% (S) 82.67% (S) 6.09% 5.39%
53316 Uchiyama 388 7.99% (S) 80.67% (S) 7.47% 3.61%
53538 Uong 386 1.55% (S) 95.60% 0.00% 2.07% (S)
59901 Upreti 337 3.26% (S) 91.10% (S) 4.75% 0.00%
60636 Uyemura 332 6.63% 0.00% 74.10% 0.00% 12.05% 7.23%
63218 Uson 316 13.29% (S) 78.16% (S) 3.16% 4.43%
63873 Uppalapati 312 (S) (S) 98.72% (S) 0.00% (S)
65244 Umemoto 304 8.88% (S) 79.28% (S) 9.54% 1.97%
69579 Umer 282 13.48% 15.25% 68.09% (S) 1.77% (S)
69579 Urata 282 18.44% (S) 63.83% (S) 7.09% 9.93%
72771 Unga 267 7.87% (S) 70.41% (S) 16.10% 3.75%
73215 Ulanday 265 6.04% (S) 77.74% (S) 11.70% 3.77%
73215 Ushijima 265 (S) (S) 89.81% 0.00% 6.42% 2.26%
74141 Ugale 261 3.83% 0.00% 73.18% 0.00% 8.81% 14.18%
76275 Usi 252 6.35% (S) 86.11% (S) 4.76% 1.98%
76768 Uhm 250 2.80% (S) 92.40% 0.00% 4.40% (S)
77264 Usui 248 2.42% (S) 91.94% 0.00% 4.44% (S)
80419 Udarbe 236 9.32% 0.00% 79.66% 0.00% 4.24% 6.78%
82317 Uch 229 3.06% (S) 86.03% 0.00% (S) 9.61%
83541 Udani 225 6.67% (S) 88.00% 0.00% 4.44% (S)
84748 Urabe 221 5.88% (S) 71.49% (S) 14.93% 6.79%
89753 Uchima 206 7.28% (S) 70.39% (S) 9.71% 12.14%
90495 Uprety 204 (S) 0.00% 95.10% 0.00% 2.94% (S)
93513 Udeshi 196 (S) 0.00% 96.94% 0.00% (S) (S)
96368 Unciano 189 7.94% 0.00% 63.49% 0.00% 12.70% 15.87%
96368 Ueki 189 4.23% (S) 85.19% (S) 6.88% 2.65%
96368 Umayam 189 7.41% (S) 75.66% (S) 7.41% 8.99%
97210 Utu 187 6.42% (S) 63.64% (S) 24.60% 3.74%
102197 Uppala 176 2.84% 0.00% 97.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
111426 Uchimura 158 7.59% 0.00% 76.58% (S) 12.03% (S)
113155 Ungos 155 3.23% (S) 69.68% (S) 16.13% 9.03%
114424 Uh 153 3.27% (S) 81.05% (S) 0.00% 14.38%
116201 Uechi 150 14.67% (S) 74.00% 0.00% 8.67% (S)
116829 Ukani 149 (S) 0.00% 92.62% 0.00% (S) 3.36%
117480 Unutoa 148 6.76% (S) 77.70% (S) 10.81% 4.05%
117480 Unni 148 8.11% (S) 87.84% 0.00% 3.38% (S)
121590 Uppuluri 142 (S) 0.00% 96.48% 0.00% (S) 0.00%
125282 Ãœbungen 137 (S) 0.00% 90.51% 0.00% 4.38% (S)
133048 Uluave 127 10.24% 0.00% 68.50% 0.00% 14.96% 6.30%
133048 Unnikrishnan 127 0.00% (S) 96.06% 0.00% (S) (S)
133048 Uesugi 127 (S) 0.00% 84.25% 0.00% 11.02% (S)
133048 Urmeneta 127 8.66% (S) 62.20% 0.00% (S) 25.98%
133048 Udasco 127 13.39% 0.00% 67.72% 0.00% 7.87% 11.02%
133863 Upadhya 126 (S) 0.00% 96.83% 0.00% (S) 0.00%
134712 Uclaray 125 (S) (S) 94.40% 0.00% (S) 0.00%
136449 Ugalino 123 (S) (S) 86.99% 0.00% 4.88% 7.32%
137327 Ulhaq 122 6.56% (S) 86.89% (S) (S) (S)
137327 Umipig 122 (S) 0.00% 87.70% 0.00% 7.38% (S)
138304 Uyematsu 121 11.57% 0.00% 69.42% 0.00% 19.01% 0.00%
140157 Umetsu 119 (S) 0.00% 84.03% 0.00% 10.92% (S)
145220 Unnisa 114 (S) (S) 97.37% 0.00% (S) 0.00%
148347 Uchino 111 (S) (S) 86.49% 0.00% 4.50% 5.41%
149395 Uyesugi 110 9.09% (S) 80.91% 0.00% 7.27% (S)
149395 Upadhyayula 110 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
152628 Utsumi 107 (S) 0.00% 91.59% 0.00% (S) (S)
152628 Uyema 107 (S) (S) 83.18% 0.00% 8.41% 5.61%
152628 Uon 107 (S) 0.00% 90.65% 0.00% 4.67% (S)
153769 Uti 106 (S) 21.70% 60.38% 0.00% 12.26% (S)
154907 Urasaki 105 5.71% (S) 82.86% 0.00% 10.48% (S)
157234 Ulit 103 (S) 0.00% 97.09% 0.00% 0.00% (S)
157234 Ungson 103 (S) (S) 65.05% 0.00% 5.83% 25.24%
158432 Unabia 102 (S) 0.00% 75.49% (S) 15.69% (S)
159712 Udan 101 11.88% (S) 82.18% 0.00% (S) (S)
160975 Umagat 100 (S) (S) 82.00% 0.00% 9.00% 7.00%

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Table key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

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