Uwaja Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Uwaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Uwaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwaja occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwaja live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 80 percent reside, Kogi, where 16 percent reside and Plateau, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwaa | 89 | 17 | / |
| Uwajaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ouwajad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwaya | 80 | 2,517 | / |
| Uwaje | 80 | 602 | / |
| Uweja | 80 | 238 | / |
| Huwaa | 80 | 206 | / |
| Ubaja | 80 | 92 | / |
| Uwaji | 80 | 71 | / |
| Uvaja | 80 | 69 | / |
| Uwaju | 80 | 58 | / |
| Owaja | 80 | 56 | / |
| Uwuaa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Uwaia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uwa'a | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uwajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwajeh | 73 | 372 | / |
| Uwayah | 73 | 93 | / |
| Uwajie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Guwaju | 73 | 59 | / |
| Huwaya | 73 | 19 | / |
| Uwejah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ujbaja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uywaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ouwaha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uvajad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ouwaje | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwahay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hauwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ujwuja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwguja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwejat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswuja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwaij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uvajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwa'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uvaa | 67 | 514 | / |
| Uway | 67 | 335 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Uwai | 67 | 234 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Uwujaha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Guwahai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Huwayad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwayaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuj | 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 Uwaja
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