Uwakwe Surname

18,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria29,2091:6,065748
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
England601:928,63447,428
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Uwakwe (1,844) may also be a first name.

Uwakwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwakwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwakwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,696th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 247,211 people. The last name Uwakwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Uwakwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwakwe is also the 177,593rd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,844 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29,209 people, or 1 in 6,065. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 36 percent reside, Abia, where 13 percent reside and Anambra, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Uwakwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Uwakwe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Uwakwe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.53% less than the national average, earning R 124,692 per year and in United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwaekwe92242/
Uwakwue9221/
Uwakweh9219/
Uweakwe9211/
Uwuakwe928/
Uuwakwe924/
Uwakwee923/
Uwaikwe922/
Uwakwed921/
Uwakw914/
Owakwe83215/
Uwagwe8390/
Uwakwa8388/
Uwekwe8315/
Uwakue839/
Uwokwe836/
Uwakwi831/
Iwakwe831/
Owakwue7712/
Uwangwe7710/
Uwankue776/
Uwockwe772/
Uwaigwe772/
Uwaugwe771/
Owajkwe771/
Uuwagwe771/
Ubahakwe7137/
Uwanghwe711/
Uwagbe6723/
Iwekwe675/
Uwagwa674/
Owokwe673/
Owakwa672/
Iwokwe671/

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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 Uwakwe
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