Uchiwa Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uchiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uchiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan911:1,404,88223,668
France91:7,380,302306,885
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Uchiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uchiwa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Uchiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uchiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Uchiwa reside; 65 percent reside in East Asia and 64 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Uchiwa is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,404,882. In Japan Uchiwa is primarily found in: Tokushima Prefecture, where 58 percent are found, Yamagata Prefecture, where 33 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and Morocco, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uchiwaa922/
Uchiba83479/
Uchewa8368/
Ushiwa8355/
Ochiwa838/
Ichiwa837/
Uchuwa831/
Huchichwa801/
Hichiwa77434/
Ushiwua7718/
Ouchiba7711/
Uchieva775/
Ucheuwa774/
Uchewua773/
Ucheiwe772/
Uchivga771/
Guchiva771/
Ochiwai771/
Ucheewa771/
Ucheiwouha752/
Ukiwa73309/
Usiwa73245/
Uciba7339/
Ociwa7310/
Uciva736/
Ucewa732/
Uziwa731/
Uychieva7111/
Uuchieva717/
Auchieva711/
Huchieva711/
Gutshiwa711/
Ushiba67892/
Hosiwa67289/
Ukiwah6730/
Oshiwa6720/
Gusiwa6714/
Uchibe6714/
Ausiwa6711/
Ochewa6711/
Okuiwa6711/
Ushiva679/
Uchibo677/
Ujeiwa673/
Uchibi673/
Ochiwo673/
Ociewa672/
Ochiwe672/
Ucheva672/
Ukaiwa672/
Uchebi672/
Ichuwa672/
Ushewa671/
Uziewa671/
Utsiwa671/
Ushiwo671/
U'Hewa671/
Guciva671/
Usuiwa671/
Usiwah671/
Ichewa671/
Husiwa671/
Ucheba671/
Uchewe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uchiwa
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