Uviase Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uviase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uviase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Uviase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uviase occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uviase? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uviase is the 1,518,885th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Uviase reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Uviase is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Uviase is primarily found in: Delta, where 41 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Edo, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uvias9197/
Iviase834/
Huvias834/
Uviasa832/
Ouvias831/
Ubiase831/
Gouvias77228/
Ubias731,113/
Uviaz7311/
Uwias7310/
Obiase6724/
Hubias6713/
Ivyase6711/
Uvyaas671/
Uviosa671/
Owiase671/

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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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  • 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 Uviase
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