Uvoya Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Uvoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uvoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uvoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uvoya is most common in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Uvoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Uvoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Uvoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Uvoya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Zombo District, where 42 percent reside, Hoima District, where 17 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uvoa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Uvaya | 80 | 332 | / |
| Uboya | 80 | 38 | / |
| Uveya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Uwoya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uvoyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uvoyd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uviya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guveya | 73 | 2,056 | / |
| Huvaya | 73 | 35 | / |
| Auvoja | 73 | 24 | / |
| Owuoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guvaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubhoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouvaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uvayad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uvayas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvooy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivoy | 67 | 1,845 | / |
| Guvheya | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Uvaa | 67 | 514 | / |
| Oubouya | 67 | 275 | / |
| Uvau | 67 | 169 | / |
| Uvai | 67 | 73 | / |
| Uvay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Uvoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uboy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uvae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uvey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uboa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uvuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uvoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuoyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvoia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauveya | 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 Uvoya
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