Unwaba Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2091:847,57337,299
England11:55,718,059489,080

Unwaba (19) may also be a first name.

Unwaba Last Name Facts

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

Unwaba occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unwaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,144,405th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Unwaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Unwaba reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unwaba is also the 2,523,061st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The surname Unwaba is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 847,573. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 76 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Unwaba is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unwabah921/
Hounwaba865/
Unwoba835/
Onwaba833/
Umwaba831/
Onweaba7716/
Unwaibe779/
Onwuaba772/
Unvabah771/
Gunwabi771/
Hounweba7177/
Hounbaba712/
Unvabhai711/
Ünbaba6726/
Umbaba674/
Unwave674/
Unuabo673/
Unuava673/
Unwobo671/
Unuoba671/
Inuaba671/

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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 Unwaba
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