Uwanya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Uwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Uwanya (9) may also be a first name.
Uwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Uwanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwanya? popularity and diffusion
Uwanya is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Uwanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Uwanya reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwanya is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 9 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Enugu, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Uwanya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euwanya | 92 | 137 | / |
| Owanya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Uwanye | 83 | 12 | / |
| Uwanha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uwanja | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ubanya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uwanjye | 77 | 7 | / |
| Uwanjai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Uwhanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guvanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hubanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaniyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ubania | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ubanyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owanyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubanye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaniha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwonye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Uwanya
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