Uwaifo Surname

114,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwaifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwaifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8241:46,3243,599
United States931:3,897,408212,857
England771:723,61140,488
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Uwaifo (380) may also be a first name.

Uwaifo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwaifo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwaifo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,188th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,799,838 people. The surname Uwaifo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Uwaifo are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwaifo is also the 444,827th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 380 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,824 people, or 1 in 46,324. In Nigeria Uwaifo is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 74 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Delta, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Uwaifo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Uwaifo surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the party.

Uwaifo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% less than the national average, earning $37,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwaifoh92120/
Uwaaifo921/
Uwwaifo921/
Uwafo9150/
Uwifo9122/
Owaifo8323/
Uwafoh839/
Uwaifa835/
Uiwafo831/
Uwafho831/
Uwatfo831/
Uweifo831/
Owayifo771/
Owaifoh771/
Uwafa737/
Huwaifah711/
Uwefoh678/
Auvifo676/
Iwuafo672/
Uwoifa671/
Ihuifo671/
Uwaafa671/
Owojafo621/
Aubiffo620/
Guwayefa5711/
Ubifa553/
Owifa552/
Owafa551/
Iwafa551/
Oweifa50680/
Ihuefo50260/
Owoifa503/
Ubafah501/

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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
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  • 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 Uwaifo
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