Uwawe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Uwawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uwawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwawe is found in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwawe? popularity and diffusion

Uwawe is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Uwawe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwawe are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Uwawe is most frequently used in The Congo, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,494,548. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Likouala Department, where 50 percent reside. Beside The Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Uwawe
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