Uwaje Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Uwaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 581 | 1:304,893 | 16,978 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Uwaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwaje is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Uwaje.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uwaje is the 535,476th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname Uwaje is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Uwaje are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 304,893. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Edo, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwajeh | 91 | 372 | / |
| Uwajie | 91 | 71 | / |
| Uwajei | 91 | 39 | / |
| Ouwaje | 91 | 3 | / |
| Uwaaje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uweajeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwase | 80 | 47,565 | / |
| Uwaji | 80 | 71 | / |
| Uweje | 80 | 65 | / |
| Uwaju | 80 | 58 | / |
| Uwaye | 80 | 47 | / |
| Owaje | 80 | 31 | / |
| Uwaja | 80 | 26 | / |
| Uwaze | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ubaje | 80 | 14 | / |
| Uwage | 80 | 13 | / |
| Guwae | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uwawe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ouwae | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euwae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwace | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwazie | 73 | 1,199 | / |
| Uwagie | 73 | 96 | / |
| Guwaju | 73 | 59 | / |
| Uwaise | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uwaize | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guwaye | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uwadji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ouwase | 73 | 5 | / |
| Auwage | 73 | 4 | / |
| Huweae | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwahei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwejeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwasee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owajie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwayie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwujie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huwaij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwasie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwager | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uuwaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwueje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwahwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auweje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uway | 67 | 335 | / |
| Uwai | 67 | 234 | / |
| Uwei | 67 | 176 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uvae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uwaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hauwase | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auwazie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwuazie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwajaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwaize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwajad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwaiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaazie | 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
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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 Uwaje
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