Uvyu Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Uvyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uvyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1861:248,27916,968

Uvyu (72) may also be a first name.

Uvyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uvyu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uvyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Uvyu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uvyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 72 people.

Uvyu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 70 percent reside, Makueni County, where 27 percent reside and Kitui County, where 2 percent reside.

Uvyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Uvyu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uvu86137/
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Uvau75169/
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Uvue7536/
Uvay7536/
Uveu7510/
Yuvu756/
Uvya756/
Uwyu756/
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Yuvy754/
Auvu753/
Uvey753/
Uvuy752/
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Uhvu752/
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Euvu751/
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Uivu751/
Uvui751/
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Uv67217/
Avayu67194/
Uvoya6762/
Obuyu6735/
Uvewu6725/
Uveya6721/
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Aviyu678/
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Ofuyu677/
Eveyu675/
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Uvu U673/
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Avuyu672/
Owuyu672/
Yuavy672/
Uvoyo672/
Ayuvu672/
Efuyu671/
Uwovu671/
Ubyus671/
Uwoyu671/
Auwyu671/
Uvéus671/
Iuvya671/
Yeuvy671/
Uviya671/
Uvweu671/
Evyua671/
Ovoyu671/
Ivayu671/
Owuvu671/
Uaviy671/
Uvu A671/
Aveyu671/
Auvou671/
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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 Uvyu
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