Uwar Surname

190,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0821:85,0835,982
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
Liberia91:489,83723,279
India81:95,883,173728,828
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Uwar (2,129) may also be a first name.

Uwar Last Name Facts

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

Uwar occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,637th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,293,062 people. The last name Uwar is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Uwar are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwar is also the 162,862nd most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,129 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,082 people, or 1 in 85,083. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 53 percent are found, Kano, where 30 percent are found and Plateau, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

Uwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Traditional African (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uware89227/
Huwar89117/
Auwar8935/
Uhwar8928/
Uwuar896/
Uwarh894/
Uewar892/
Euwar891/
Ujwar891/
Uwair891/
Ouware8038/
Auware8014/
Huswar809/
Houwar809/
Auswar803/
Ouwair803/
Auwart801/
Usware801/
Uwaire801/
Uuwaar801/
Uwuaar801/
Huwair801/
Owar754,739/
Iwar751,563/
Ubar75201/
Uvar75153/
Uwor7525/
Auwardt7332/
Houware732/
Huwaire731/
Uwarova731/
Hauhwar731/
Hubar675,399/
Huvar67520/
Howar67303/
Ubhar67282/
Ubair67274/
Houwaard67235/
Uvare67146/
Hiwar67144/
Uivar67119/
Ihwar6765/
Auswarth6750/
Guvar6742/
Uvaur6736/
Uwhor6734/
Aubar6727/
Uvaar6717/
Hauwarth6712/
Jiwar6711/
Uvair6710/
Auvar6710/
Oubar679/
Iwair678/
Iwuar677/
Huschwar676/
Ubaar676/
Euvar676/
Iwaar675/
Owair675/
Uhwor675/
Uibar675/
Uuvar674/
Usvar674/
Eubar674/
Iwarh674/
Șuvar674/
Heushwar674/
Iwahr674/
Uwore674/
Owhar673/
Hauwaart672/
Owear672/
Auwor672/
Ujvar672/
Uvatr671/
Uwuor671/
Ihuar671/
Uswor671/
Uwour671/
Oowar671/
Uvarp671/
Uvarr671/
Ujuar671/
Ouwor671/
Uyvar671/
Utvar671/
Usuar671/
Huwarová671/

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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
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  • 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 Uwar
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