Uwaeme Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwaeme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwaeme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7221:245,35014,198
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Uwaeme (25) may also be a first name.

Uwaeme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwaeme is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwaeme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 452,572nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. Uwaeme is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Uwaeme are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwaeme is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 25 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 722 people, or 1 in 245,350. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 53 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Uwaeme Last Name Statistics demography

Uwaeme earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.12% more than the national average, earning $60,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwaemeh9210/
Uwaemet921/
Uwame91145/
Uweme9167/
Uwaem9110/
Uwemeh835/
Owaeme834/
Uwueme832/
Uwaemi831/
Uwaemm831/
Auwame831/
Houwame771/
Uwemi7330/
Uvame7315/
Uvaem739/
Uwami736/
Iwame731/
Auwami67145/
Uwamai6724/
Uvamea6720/
Uboeme671/
Owaema671/

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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 Uwaeme
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