Uwaha Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Uwaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Uwaha (18) may also be a first name.
Uwaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwaha is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Uwaha occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Uwaha live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwaha is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name globally, borne by 18 people.
The surname Uwaha is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Uwaha is most frequent in: Kogi, where 54 percent are found, Benue, where 31 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwaha | 91 | 3 | / |
| Uwahay | 91 | 2 | / |
| Huwaha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwahap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwah | 89 | 11,546 | / |
| Uwha | 89 | 52 | / |
| Uwaa | 89 | 17 | / |
| Guwahai | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ushwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uvaha | 80 | 207 | / |
| Huwaa | 80 | 206 | / |
| Iwaha | 80 | 96 | / |
| Ouwah | 80 | 43 | / |
| Uwuaa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Uwoha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uwa'a | 80 | 7 | / |
| Huwah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uhwah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Auwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwash | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwahu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hushwaha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uwa | 75 | 12,479 | / |
| Oubaha | 73 | 5,258 | / |
| Guvaha | 73 | 63 | / |
| Huwaas | 73 | 31 | / |
| Huwaat | 73 | 31 | / |
| Hauwah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Auwahu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uwaowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uchwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwahei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uhuaha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwioha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hauwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owahah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gouwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwuoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwaaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubahaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aubaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwa'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwua | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Huwa | 67 | 3,584 | / |
| Ubha | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Auwa | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Ouwa | 67 | 618 | / |
| Uvaa | 67 | 514 | / |
| Uway | 67 | 335 | / |
| Iwah | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Uwoh | 67 | 256 | / |
| Uwai | 67 | 234 | / |
| Ubaa | 67 | 207 | / |
| Owha | 67 | 197 | / |
| Uwho | 67 | 123 | / |
| Uvah | 67 | 107 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Hauwahu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uhwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iwha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Euwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ushvaha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iwaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uwwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ujwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uuwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujwuoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Uwaha
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis