Uwaki Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Uwaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 150 | 1:852,295 | 18,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Uwaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwaki is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaki? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,422,956th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Uwaki are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
Uwaki is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 852,295. In Japan it is primarily found in: Shiga Prefecture, where 61 percent reside, Ehime Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Kyoto Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uewaki | 91 | 670 | / |
| Auwaki | 91 | 6 | / |
| Uwaski | 91 | 3 | / |
| Uwakie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwaki | 80 | 33,848 | / |
| Owaki | 80 | 12,835 | / |
| Uwaka | 80 | 642 | / |
| Uwake | 80 | 52 | / |
| Uweki | 80 | 49 | / |
| Uvaki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaikehi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouwacki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hiwaki | 73 | 377 | / |
| Uwachi | 73 | 117 | / |
| Iwakai | 73 | 116 | / |
| Uwaeke | 73 | 114 | / |
| Howaki | 73 | 28 | / |
| Owakai | 73 | 27 | / |
| Uwaike | 73 | 15 | / |
| Huwake | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ubakei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owakie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uwauke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwaaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uweaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oowaki | 73 | 3 | / |
| Auwake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iewaki | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owakih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwauka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owakki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owakoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owakyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwuaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwacke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ujwaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwakie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwakea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hubacki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uweachi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwaakaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oubakki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubakhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwakge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaachi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaikhe | 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 Uwaki
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