Uwakwa Surname
1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Uwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
Uwakwa (18) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwankwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Uwakwe | 83 | 29,479 | / |
| Uwekwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Uwakwo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Uwagwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ubakwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uwakwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwankwo | 77 | 55 | / |
| Uwakwue | 77 | 21 | / |
| Uwakweh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Uweakwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Uwuakwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Uuwakwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uwagwai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uwakwee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uwaikwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Uweukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihwakwaa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Uwuankwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owakwe | 67 | 215 | / |
| Uwagwe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Uwagua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwakue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwokwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iwakua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubokwa | 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 Uwakwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis