Uchenwa Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Uchenwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 594 | 1:298,220 | 16,664 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Uchenwa (529) may also be a first name.
Uchenwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uchenwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uchenwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uchenwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 536,164th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. The last name Uchenwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Uchenwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uchenwa is also the 366,789th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 529 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 298,220. In Nigeria Uchenwa is mostly found in: Enugu, where 20 percent reside, Abia, where 20 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uchennwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Uchenwo | 86 | 88 | / |
| Uchenwe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Uchenba | 86 | 7 | / |
| Uhcenwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uchemwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uchinwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uchenwoh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ouchenwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ichienwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ujenwa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Uzenwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukenwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ichenwo | 71 | 282 | / |
| Uchemba | 71 | 63 | / |
| Uchemwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ochenwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ukaenwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ochinwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Auchenbauh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ichinwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uknwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uchembah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchonuah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Uchenwa
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