Uwan Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

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

Uwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Uwan (1,956) may also be a first name.

Uwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname Uwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Uwan are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwan is also the 171,358th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 1,956 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 47 percent reside, Cross River, where 31 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Uwan Last Name Statistics demography

Uwan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwane89894/
Auwan89147/
Huwan8976/
Uiwan8939/
Uwuan8926/
Uywan8916/
Uwhan8916/
Uhwan899/
Uwand895/
Uwaun893/
Ouwan893/
Uwank892/
Ujwan891/
Uwann891/
Uwain891/
Uwean891/
Hauwan80732/
Ahuwan80219/
Uwaine8085/
Ujwane8038/
Huewan8026/
Huywan8015/
Ouwane8013/
Hujwan8010/
Uwahan805/
Uwangk804/
Uwahhn804/
Uwanne803/
Guwaan803/
Huiwan803/
Auwane802/
Houwan802/
Ujjwan801/
Ouwain801/
Huwaan801/
Uwaann801/
Huwane801/
Ouwean801/
Uswane801/
Gauwan801/
Gujwan801/
Euwang801/
Eu'wan801/
Uwaind801/
Guwain801/
Iwan7519,555/
Owan755,333/
Uban753,567/
Uwam75337/
Uwon7592/
Uvan7581/
Hujwant733/
Houwain732/
Husswan731/
Hauwaun731/
Uwausen731/
Hauwain731/
Hushwan731/
Houwane731/
Ihwan674,043/
Jiwan671,475/
Huban671,083/
Howan67762/
Auban67358/
Uvang67348/
Uivan67167/
Uyuan67114/
Ubhan67108/
Guvan6798/
Owain6767/
Ubain6758/
Hiwan6755/
Ihuan6750/
Uvane6732/
Iwuan6727/
Iwann6725/
Owean6725/
Uvann6723/
Uvain6722/
Iwaan6720/
Houwaing6720/
Ubaan6716/
Iwahn6716/
Uvand6714/
Usuan6713/
Uwuon6713/
Auvan6712/
Uvaan6710/
Ouban678/
Owuan678/
Ieuan676/
Uyvan676/
Uvhan675/
Husswain675/
Uswam674/
Usvan674/
Iwwan674/
Uwone673/
Auwon673/
Uwhon673/
Auwam673/
Iwain673/
Uvanc673/
Ujvan672/
Ouvan672/
Ujuan672/
Ubean672/
Euban672/
Auuan672/
Owaan671/
Euvan671/
Oowan671/
Ubann671/
Uweun671/
Owhan671/
Uwaam671/
Huvan671/
Iewan671/
Uiban671/
Iwayn671/
Uwein671/
Ubanh671/
Uhban671/

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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 Uwan
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