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 in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 535,476th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. This last name occurs mostly 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.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 304,893. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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