Where Does The Last Name Uwau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Uwau is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,943,350^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Uwau occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Uwau live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Uwau is also the 1,412,538^th most frequent forename in the world, held by 50 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 47 percent are found, West Sepik, where 25 percent are found and Central, where 17 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.