Uswa Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Uswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Uswa (329) may also be a first name.

Uswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uswa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uswa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Uswa are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 483,360th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 329 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Uswa is mostly found in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Uswa is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside.

Uswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Uswa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uswah89268/
Ushwa897/
Huswa897/
Euswa892/
Gusway8019/
Uschwa8014/
Husway809/
Utswua804/
Euswas802/
Gauswa802/
Hushwa802/
Uswaya801/
Ushwoa801/
Ushwah801/
Guswha801/
Husswa801/
Usua751,910/
Oswa75569/
Iswa75226/
Uswi7542/
Usva7541/
Usba7521/
Uswe755/
Uswy751/
Uswj751/
Gushway7335/
Guschwa7326/
Uswuayi732/
Husswad731/
Huswaid731/
Hutshwa731/
Ushwaha731/
Ouswass731/
Outshwa731/
Gussway730/
Ishwa67453/
Usvat67433/
Utsua67260/
Usuay67193/
Uswii67118/
Oszwa6797/
Iswea6789/
Ausua6744/
Hiswa6733/
Usbay6731/
Uisua6725/
Osway6724/
Oswai6718/
Gusua6716/
Ausba6716/
Ushua6714/
Husba6713/
Usvah6711/
Gusva6711/
Isway6710/
Iswah6710/
Iswua679/
Jiswa678/
Husua676/
Auswo676/
Usuha676/
Usvad675/
Oshwa675/
Ausva674/
Uzwua674/
Usuap673/
Hushwaha673/
Ousba673/
Uchwa672/
Oswea672/
Uswue671/
Usbau671/
Ouswe671/
Hoswa671/
Osswa671/
Ushba671/
Ussba671/
Ousua671/
Usuea671/
Iszwa671/
Gushwaha671/
Uysua671/

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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
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  • 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 Uswa
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