Uwandu Surname

159,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwandu Surname User-submission:

The supposed meaning of the surname Uwandu is "the world is alive" or "the world has life.

Uwandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6691:66,3704,854
United States281:12,944,962483,512
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Uwandu (144) may also be a first name.

Uwandu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The supposed meaning of the surname Uwandu is "the world is alive" or "the world has life.

- ladycraic

Uwandu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwandu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Uwandu.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwandu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 159,854th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,670,409 people. Uwandu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Uwandu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 144 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,669 people, or 1 in 66,370. In Nigeria Uwandu is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 27 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Uwandu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Uwandu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Uwandu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.93% less than the national average, earning R 69,072 per year and in United States they earn 40% more than the national average, earning $60,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uuwandu924/
Owandu8310/
Iwandu832/
Ubandu831/
Iwaundu771/
Oubandou712/
Ivandu675/
Iwondu672/
Owhondu623/
Iwoundou571/
Ubeindou571/
Ivondu5021/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uwandu
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