Ujunwa Surname
Approximately 708 people bear this surname
Ujunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 689 | 1:257,101 | 14,805 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ujunwa (9,779) may also be a first name.
Ujunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ujunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ujunwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ujunwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 473,192nd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,293,144 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ujunwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 62,180th most widespread first name on earth, held by 9,779 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 257,101. In Nigeria Ujunwa is primarily found in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Enugu, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ujunwa exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uujunwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Junwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Uhunwa | 83 | 59 | / |
| Ojunwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Junwat | 83 | 5 | / |
| Usunwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uzunwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jhunwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ujumwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Junhwa | 83 | 0 | / |
| Junnwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajaunwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jumwa | 73 | 3,922 | / |
| Yunwa | 73 | 39 | / |
| Junba | 73 | 24 | / |
| Junva | 73 | 23 | / |
| Iunwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jonwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Junua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Junwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Junwei | 67 | 243 | / |
| Uzonwa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Junhua | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ihunwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jumwad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ujumba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ozunwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Junwoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehunwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Usunwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Joenwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajonwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jonway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyunua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iunwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijumwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yunwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yunhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junwee | 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
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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 Ujunwa
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