Uwae Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Uwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 276 | 1:463,204 | 13,907 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Uwae (21) may also be a first name.
Uwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwae has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwae? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uwae is the 837,371st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Uwae live; 84 percent live in East Asia and 84 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 463,204. In Japan Uwae is most prevalent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 20 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Other than Japan Uwae exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huwae | 89 | 4,033 | / |
| Auwae | 89 | 131 | / |
| Uwahe | 89 | 25 | / |
| Guwae | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ouwae | 89 | 3 | / |
| Euwae | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uwaea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uewae | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uwajie | 80 | 71 | / |
| Uwaiye | 80 | 17 | / |
| Uwaeyi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Huwaet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Huweae | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwaech | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwahei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwayie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hauwae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwaea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwae | 75 | 29 | / |
| Uvae | 75 | 19 | / |
| Uweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houwaer | 73 | 121 | / |
| Ouwaesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvae | 67 | 18 | / |
| Guwoe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Huwoe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uwahi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwaua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auweu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huwaé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guvae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwahe | 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
- 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 Uwae
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