Uswa Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Uswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Uswa (329) may also be a first name.
Uswa Demographics
Uswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Uswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uswa is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uswa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. Uswa is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Uswa live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 483,360th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 329 people.
The last name Uswa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it 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 carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uswah | 89 | 268 | / |
| Ushwa | 89 | 7 | / |
| Huswa | 89 | 7 | / |
| Euswa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gusway | 80 | 19 | / |
| Uschwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Husway | 80 | 9 | / |
| Utswua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Euswas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gauswa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hushwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uswaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ushwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ushwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guswha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Husswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Usua | 75 | 1,910 | / |
| Oswa | 75 | 569 | / |
| Iswa | 75 | 226 | / |
| Uswi | 75 | 42 | / |
| Usva | 75 | 41 | / |
| Usba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Uswe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Uswy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uswj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gushway | 73 | 35 | / |
| Guschwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Uswuayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Husswad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huswaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hutshwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ushwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouswass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Outshwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gussway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ishwa | 67 | 453 | / |
| Usvat | 67 | 433 | / |
| Utsua | 67 | 260 | / |
| Usuay | 67 | 193 | / |
| Uswii | 67 | 118 | / |
| Oszwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Iswea | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ausua | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hiswa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Usbay | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uisua | 67 | 25 | / |
| Osway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oswai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gusua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ausba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ushua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Husba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Usvah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gusva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Isway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iswah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iswua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jiswa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Husua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auswo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Usuha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Usvad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oshwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ausva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uzwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Usuap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hushwaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ousba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uchwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oswea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uswue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ushba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ussba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iszwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gushwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uysua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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