Umwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Umwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Umwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Umwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Umwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Umwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Umwe are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumwe | 89 | 35 | / |
| Humwe | 89 | 26 | / |
| Umwer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Umw | 86 | 7 | / |
| Umwech | 80 | 9 | / |
| Goumwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Houmwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Umbe | 75 | 1,335 | / |
| Unwe | 75 | 273 | / |
| Umue | 75 | 59 | / |
| Omwe | 75 | 57 | / |
| Umwi | 75 | 47 | / |
| Umwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Imwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Umve | 75 | 5 | / |
| Umwh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uumw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Umwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Umwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujmw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhmw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houmwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Humbe | 67 | 7,502 | / |
| Homwe | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Oumbe | 67 | 910 | / |
| Umbey | 67 | 120 | / |
| Unweh | 67 | 74 | / |
| Umbhe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Aumbe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Eumbe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gumue | 67 | 25 | / |
| Umbei | 67 | 20 | / |
| Unwhe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hunwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gunwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Unwue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ounwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Humwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Umueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uimwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umwdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umvei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imwie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Umwe
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