Uwak Surname

189,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9831:89,3316,236
Peru2291:138,7957,661
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Uwak (378) may also be a first name.

Uwak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwak is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,430th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,267,958 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Uwak are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 446,161st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 378 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,983 people, or 1 in 89,331. In Nigeria Uwak is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent reside, Cross River, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Uwak Last Name Statistics demography

Uwak earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 56.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwake8952/
Auwak8939/
Uwaik8926/
Uswak8921/
Uwuak892/
Uwask891/
Uwack891/
Uwaike8015/
Huwake807/
Uwauke804/
Auwake802/
Uwacke801/
Owak75382/
Iwak7589/
Uwok7575/
Uwag7533/
Uvak756/
Huwaydk73153/
Uwaikhe731/
Houwake731/
Hubak67364/
Uivak6798/
Uwoke6722/
Uback6718/
Uwagh6713/
Howak6712/
Auswacks679/
Uvake677/
Ujwok676/
Oubak675/
Usvak674/
Jiwak671/
Ubeak671/
Iwack671/
Ujuak671/
Huvak671/
Iewak671/

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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 Uwak
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