Uwasu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Uwasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uwasu (40) may also be a first name.
Uwasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwasu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwasu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Uwasu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 40 people.
The last name Uwasu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most common in: Zamfara, where 76 percent reside, Delta, where 5 percent reside and Kaduna, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaisu | 91 | 3,212 | / |
| Auwasu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uiwasu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwasiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwaeshu | 83 | 92 | / |
| Huwaisu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Auwaisu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Uwwaisu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwesu | 80 | 2,274 | / |
| Uwaju | 80 | 58 | / |
| Uwosu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Owasu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iwasu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uwazu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uvasu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaisou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Uwaezu | 73 | 62 | / |
| Uwessu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uweisu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owuasu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uwauju | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uwuosu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Auwesu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwagiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owassu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwachu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwoisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aubasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owashu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaizu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaissou | 71 | 80 | / |
| Uwatchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvasuph | 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 Uwasu
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