Unwah Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Unwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Unwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Unwah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Unwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Unwah is the 3,100,440th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Unwah are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Unwah is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 75 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent live and Cross River, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unwaha | 91 | 100 | / |
| Unwa | 89 | 218 | / |
| Unwuaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ounwa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Unwat | 80 | 33 | / |
| Hunwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Aunwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Unway | 80 | 7 | / |
| Eunwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uinwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ujnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounwahe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahunwa | 73 | 128 | / |
| Inwaah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ounwoh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hunwga | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hounwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Utenwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Onwaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohunwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hunway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eunhwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Unwoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Umwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oonwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unuahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Inwa | 67 | 1,475 | / |
| Onwa | 67 | 1,401 | / |
| Unva | 67 | 232 | / |
| Unua | 67 | 98 | / |
| Unba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Unwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Umwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uhcenwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uchinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunwhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounbaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haunway | 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 Unwah
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