Umawa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Umawa (27) may also be a first name.

Umawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umawa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Umawa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umawa is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 50 percent reside, Ogun, where 20 percent reside and Oyo, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umawai9111/
Umawah915/
Humawa915/
Umawas914/
Gumaway8350/
Humaway8321/
Humawas839/
Houmawa835/
Ummawad834/
Goumawa831/
Umawath831/
Umaba80222/
Imawa80213/
Omawa8025/
Umawi8011/
Umewa8010/
Umava8010/
Umawe808/
Umowa801/
Aummawat776/
Houmaiwa771/
Umavat733,192/
Umaeva731,143/
Umabai73137/
Omaywa73115/
Umawid73110/
Umeuwa7345/
Umaiba7335/
Umawis7331/
Humawe7317/
Umabay7314/
Umabau7314/
Umeaba7314/
Imawah7312/
Himawa7310/
Jimawa739/
Omaway739/
Omaiwa737/
Umawit737/
Imaway736/
Eumawi736/
Humawi733/
Oumaba733/
Umaawe732/
Umawed731/
Omawaa731/
Imhawa731/
Humava731/
Umavah731/
Umavas731/
Umavad731/
Imawai731/
Umabhai67273/
Humabea6718/
Ummavat677/
Humowad676/
Humaeva675/
Goumawe675/
Ummaeva673/
Umabhay672/
Humawed671/
Humabai671/
Haumava671/
Houmewa671/
Himawah671/
Aumaeva671/
Umaibha671/
Humaiba671/
Imaaway671/
Ummaiba671/
Jimaywa671/
Humayua671/
Humawit671/
Oumawis670/

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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 Umawa
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