Usuwe Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Usuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Usuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Usuwe (15) may also be a first name.

Usuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Usuwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Usuwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Usuwe is the 1,206,588th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Usuwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Usuwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

Usuwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Usuwe is most common in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Nasarawa, where 26 percent live and Adamawa, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Usuwer914/
Usiuwe911/
Usuewe911/
Useuwe911/
Audsuwe835/
Usuwa80617/
Osuwe80128/
Uzuwe8017/
Isuwe8015/
Usowe804/
Ujuwe802/
Usuve802/
Uisuw801/
Usube801/
Oussouwe771/
Isauwe7348/
Husuwi7315/
Usouwa7313/
Ausuwa734/
Usuwha734/
Gusuve732/
Utsuwi731/
Useuwa731/
Usowhe731/
Usubhe731/
Usuiwa731/
Ousuwa731/
Oshuwe731/
Osauwe731/
Uzuwer731/
Gaussouwe711/
Houssouwe711/
Huyshauwer6724/
Usuevie677/
Ousoube671/
Issouwe671/
Utsuuve671/

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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 Usuwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis