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 last name Umwa is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Umwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Umwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Umwa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Umwa live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Umwa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wyoming, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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