Uwachi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Uwachi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Uwachi (13) may also be a first name.
Uwachi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwachi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwachi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwachi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Uwachi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uwachi live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwachi is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name globally, borne by 13 people.
The last name Uwachi is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda Uwachi is primarily found in: Buliisa District, where 32 percent are found, Nebbi District, where 31 percent are found and Hoima District, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Uwachi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Uwachi
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