Umwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Umwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Umwa (12) may also be a first name.

Umwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umwa is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Umwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Umwa is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Umwa are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Umwa is also the 3,306,491st most common given name internationally It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Umwa is most numerous in: Wyoming, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umwad895/
Humwa892/
Umwat891/
Houmwa8087/
Usemwa8021/
Humway8020/
Goumwa8018/
Umwath801/
Umba75206,202/
Omwa75684/
Imwa75352/
Unwa75218/
Umwi7547/
Umua7514/
Umwe754/
Umwy751/
Umwo751/
Umwj751/
Umva751/
Houmnwa731/
Uchemwa731/
Aumwait731/
Hummway730/
Humba674,198/
Oumba672,255/
Jimwa672,235/
Umbay672,158/
Aumba67598/
Aumua67526/
Umbai67158/
Umbha67106/
Imwai6780/
Eumba6750/
Ounwa6749/
Unwah6740/
Gumwe6735/
Unwat6733/
Umbau6730/
Humwe6726/
Umbaa6726/
Himwa6722/
Homwa6714/
Hunwa6712/
Aunwa6711/
Omwai678/
Gumua677/
Unway677/
Imwau675/
Omway675/
Gumva674/
Usmua672/
Unmba672/
Omwaa672/
Omwea672/
Omwua671/
Uinwa671/
Umuay671/
Umwer671/
Umbea671/
Omwoa671/
Eunwa671/
Ujnwa671/
Imhwa671/
Unwua671/
Unhwa671/
Ummua671/

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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 Umwa
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