Uvo Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7691:230,35513,477
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Uvo (89) may also be a first name.

Uvo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uvo (Marathi: उवो, Russian: Уво) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uvo? popularity and diffusion

Uvo is the 401,442nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Uvo are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uvo is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 89 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 230,355. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 69 percent are found, Edo, where 9 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uvoh86605/
Guvo86105/
Auvo8631/
Uvoi8622/
Huvo8621/
Ouvo8618/
Uvot863/
Uvoo863/
Uvoz863/
Uvho862/
Euvo862/
Uvoa862/
Uevo862/
Uvuo861/
Uvos861/
Usvo861/
Uvoj861/
Huvos7574/
Gouvo7555/
Houvo7531/
Auvot7520/
Ouvos752/
Huevo752/
Hauvo751/
Auvoh751/
Auvou751/
Ouvoh751/
Uvoyd751/
Uvois751/
Uva6724,099/
Ivo6710,499/
Ubo671,821/
Uwo67234/
Houvou6711/
Gouvoh6710/
Uusvuo6710/
Eutvos673/
Auvooy671/
Gauvou671/
Heuvos671/
Houvoh671/
Uvaova671/

Uvo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uvo in the Marathi language
उवोuvo-
Uvo in the Russian language
Увоuvo-

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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 Uvo
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