Uvu Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Uvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uvu (53) may also be a first name.
Uvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uvu (Hindi: ुवू, Russian: Уву) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Uvu.
How Common Is The Last Name Uvu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uvu is the 1,518,885th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. Uvu occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Uvu live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 53 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 61 percent live, Ebonyi, where 21 percent live and Benue, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Uvu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uvau | 86 | 169 | / |
| Guvu | 86 | 36 | / |
| Uvut | 86 | 14 | / |
| Uveu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Uvuh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Auvu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Uvux | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uhvu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uvuy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Huvu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uivu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uvus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uyvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Utvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uvui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Euvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uvud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uvuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uvup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guvhu | 75 | 71 | / |
| Husvu | 75 | 44 | / |
| Gouvu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Houvu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uvaud | 75 | 3 | / |
| Guvuu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Huyvu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Utvuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huvhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auvou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guvau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ivu | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Ubu | 67 | 1,196 | / |
| Uwu | 67 | 426 | / |
| Hauvuy | 67 | 188 | / |
| Houvou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gauvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auvaus | 67 | 1 | / |
Uvu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uvu in the Hindi language | ||
| ुवू | uvu | - |
| Uvu in the Russian language | ||
| Уву | uvu | - |
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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 Uvu
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