Ue-Wa Surname

166,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ue-Wa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ue-Wa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,5921:49,3233,987
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ue-Wa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ue-Wa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ue-Wa is found most in Japan. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ue-Wa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ue-Wa is the 166,861st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,810,469 people. Ue-Wa occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ue-Wa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 2,592 people, or 1 in 49,323. In Japan Ue-Wa is most prevalent in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 59 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
E-Wa893/
Uewa891/
Ueiwa8091/
Uyewa806/
Yuewa801/
Au-Wa801/
Uewae801/
Ueway801/
Ewa7521,842/
Uwa7512,479/
Uea7549/
E-A755/
Uyoewa7318/
Uyaewa7313/
Yueway7311/
Uewiya733/
Yu-Way732/
U'Hewa731/
A-Uewa731/
Uwah6711,546/
Uwua673,776/
Ewah673,748/
Eway671,397/
Yuwa671,381/
Auwa671,340/
Yewa671,164/
Ouwa67618/
Ewaï67525/
Ewai67358/
Uway67335/
Uwae67329/
Ewau67321/
Ue-E67314/
Uwai67234/
Ewaa67148/
Uwau6792/
Aewa6783/
Ewia6782/
Eiwa6760/
Uwha6752/
Ewae6751/
Ewea6735/
Ehwa6731/
Ue A6730/
Uhwa6730/
Uwao6729/
Uwea6725/
Uwia6723/
Uwaa6717/
Uaea6717/
Euwa6716/
Ewoa6715/
Eewa6715/
Ewao6713/
Uewe6712/
Uwwa6711/
Ewwa6710/
Uawa679/
Iuwa677/
Uuwa677/
Auea676/
Uewu676/
Eowa676/
Ouea676/
Uwu-Owa676/
E-Ya676/
Uyea676/
U-Aa675/
Uewi675/
Ueay674/
U-We674/
Ewha674/
Ewya673/
Iewa673/
Uowa672/
Ueau672/
Eywa672/
Ueua672/
Uywa672/
Uewh672/
Uiwa672/
Uwya671/
Uuea671/
Eawa671/
Yee-Wah671/
Yue-Hua671/
Ueia671/
Ueea671/
U-Ao671/
Ueah671/
Uehw671/
Ueoa671/
Uiwe Wa671/
Iuea671/
Yuea671/
Yuehhwa670/

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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
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  • 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 Ue-Wa
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