Uswu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Uswu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uswu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Uswu Last Name Facts

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

Uswu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uswu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Uswu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Uswu live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Uswu is most common in: Enugu, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Jigawa, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huswu8917/
Uwu86426/
Uwuh75162/
Huwu75148/
Uwau7592/
Ujwu7560/
Ouwu7551/
Uwui759/
Uhwu755/
Auwu754/
Uiwu753/
Uwhu752/
Uwou752/
Uywu752/
Iswu752/
Uweu751/
Usbu751/
Oswu751/
Euwu751/
Uwuj751/
Uwuu751/
Uwux751/
Uzwu751/
Huiswoud67143/
Hauwu67106/
Houwu6793/
Auwau6784/
Huiwu6759/
Husvu6744/
Gusvu6739/
Huwau6730/
Uhwut6715/
Guhwu677/
Ishwu675/
Uiwuh675/
Gouwu673/
Ujwuh673/
Auweu673/
Usbuğ673/
Guweu672/
Guwgu671/
Uwahu671/
Auwut671/
Uzwuh671/
Euwgu671/
Oshwu671/
Uuwau671/
Auwud671/
Isweu671/
Oswui671/
Usbau671/
Auwou671/
Huwui671/
Ouweu671/
Ouwou671/
Uweud671/

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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 Uswu
  • 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