Uwam Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

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

Uwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2831:625,94629,673
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Uwam (332) may also be a first name.

Uwam Last Name Facts

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

Uwam is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 823,466th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. Uwam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Uwam are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwam is also the 480,499th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 332 people.

Uwam is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 625,946. In Nigeria Uwam is most common in: Rivers, where 26 percent live, Delta, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Uwam Last Name Statistics demography

Uwam earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 190.44% more than the national average, earning R 690,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwame89145/
Uswam894/
Auwam893/
Uwaam891/
Uwamm891/
Uwaham8044/
Uwaume803/
Auwame801/
Hauwam801/
Ubam751,163/
Uwom75612/
Uwan75301/
Owam75163/
Uvam7510/
Iwam757/
Houwame731/
Uwane67894/
Ubham67554/
Auwan67147/
Huwan6776/
Uiwan6739/
Uwuan6726/
Uywan6716/
Uwhan6716/
Uvame6715/
Uhwan679/
Uvaim677/
Uvaum677/
Ubaim676/
Ubaam676/
Uwand675/
Aubam674/
Iwuam674/
Uyuam674/
Hubam673/
Ubaum673/
Uwaun673/
Iweam673/
Ouwan673/
Uwank672/
Guvam672/
Uwean671/
Uhuam671/
Iwham671/
Owaam671/
Usuam671/
Ujwan671/
Uwann671/
Iwaim671/
Jiwam671/
Oubam671/
Uvamg671/
Uwain671/
Auvam671/
Howam670/

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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 Uwam
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