Uwai Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uwai (272) may also be a first name.

Uwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwai is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwai? popularity and diffusion

Uwai is the 1,064,392nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. Uwai is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Uwai reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 538,995th most common first name worldwide It is held by 272 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Uwai is most numerous in: Delta, where 65 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

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