Uwas Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Uwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Micronesia321:3,320514
England61:9,286,343223,652
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uwas (1,527) may also be a first name.

Uwas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwas is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 41 percent of Uwas live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 198,547th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,527 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,204,153. In Indonesia Uwas is primarily found in: West Java, where 78 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Micronesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwase8947,565/
Uwais892,628/
Uwazs8920/
Auwas8910/
Uways895/
Uwash892/
Huwas891/
Hauwas80139/
Huwaas8031/
Uwaise8022/
Huwais8021/
Uwasse8017/
Uwashe8011/
Uwaish8011/
Ouwase805/
Auwais804/
Euswas802/
Ouwais802/
Ouways801/
Uwaase801/
Huwase801/
Ubas756,646/
Iwas75347/
Uvas75337/
Owas75244/
Uwos751/
Uwaishe736/
Hauwase734/
Huwaish733/
Uchwast732/
Ouswass731/
Hauwaus731/
Ouwaiss731/
Owais6712,182/
Uvais674,101/
Ubais67387/
Ubhas67341/
Uivas67246/
Iwais6771/
Aubas6755/
Uvaas6749/
Oubas6723/
Owaas6721/
Iwasz6719/
Uwaiz6718/
Uweis6717/
Hubas6715/
Jiwas6713/
Uvash6711/
Uvase6711/
Ouvas6711/
Iwash678/
Iweas678/
Uevas678/
Huvas677/
Guwos676/
Guvas676/
Oweas676/
Howas675/
Ubash675/
Uvays675/
Auvas674/
Ubeas674/
Oways674/
Ubass673/
Hiwas673/
Ubaas672/
Uwose672/
Ubahs672/
Houwasse672/
Iwass672/
Uwach672/
Uvass671/
Euvas671/
Auwaz671/
Ujwaz671/
Owash671/
Eubas671/
Uwace671/
Uweys671/

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