Uwase Surname
Approximately 47,565 people bear this surname
Uwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 46,511 | 1:244 | 32 |
| Uganda | 361 | 1:108,142 | 10,617 |
| Kenya | 144 | 1:320,694 | 19,794 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Congo | 120 | 1:41,576 | 3,928 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Belgium | 83 | 1:138,514 | 19,805 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Uwase (6,849) may also be a first name.
Uwase Demographics
Uwase Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Uwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwase is found most in Rwanda. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwase? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,811th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 153,212 people. Uwase is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwase are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Uwase is also the 78,709th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 6,849 people.
The surname is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is held by 46,511 people, or 1 in 244. Aside from Rwanda it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Uwase Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Uwase earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.06% less than the national average, earning $35,741 CAD per year.
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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
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