Uwamu Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

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

Uwamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897

Uwamu (21) may also be a first name.

Uwamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwamu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uwamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Uwamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Uwamu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwamu is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Uwamu is mostly found in: Delta, where 91 percent reside, Edo, where 1 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Uwamu Last Name Statistics demography

Uwamu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwamu911/
Iwamu80140/
Owamu8020/
Ubamu807/
Uwemu802/
Uvamu801/
Owamou731/
Uvamau731/
Ouwemou6711/
Auvamau677/
Oubamouh62177/
Oubammou629/
Iwomu6016/
Ivamu6012/
Iwemu607/
Ubomu602/
Owomu601/
Oubahamou576/
Iwommu553/
Owhomu551/
Jivamu551/
Ivaamu551/
Oubahammou5310/
Owoumou504/
Oeuomou501/

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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 Uwamu
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