Uwake Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uwake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Uwake (16) may also be a first name.

Uwake Last Name Facts

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

Uwake (Marathi: उवके) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Uwake click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwake? popularity and diffusion

Uwake is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Uwake is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Uwake are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 32 percent reside, Rivers, where 26 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

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Uwake Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uwake in the Marathi language
उवकेuvake-

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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 Uwake
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