Uwaya Surname

171,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4081:90,7995,734
Nigeria1,0001:177,14310,921
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uwaya (54) may also be a first name.

Uwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwaya is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uwaya is the 171,122nd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,895,330 people. The surname Uwaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Uwaya are found; 56 percent are found in East Asia and 56 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 54 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 1,408 people, or 1 in 90,799. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Japan it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Uwaya Last Name Statistics demography

Uwaya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwayah9193/
Huwaya9119/
Uywaya914/
Auwaya911/
Uswaya911/
Uway89335/
Uwaa8917/
Huwayad834/
Uwayaya831/
Uwayo8020,206/
Iwaya803,108/
Ubaya80910/
Uvaya80332/
Uwiya80230/
Huwaa80206/
Owaya8066/
Uweya8056/
Guway8055/
Uwaye8047/
Huway8029/
Uwaja8026/
Uwuaa8013/
Uwayi809/
Uwaia809/
Uwa'a807/
Uwoya804/
Uwuya804/
Ouway803/
Uyway801/
Euwaa801/
Auwaa801/
Euway801/
Uwaay801/
Ueway801/
Jiwaya73789/
Oubaya7394/
Hubaya7343/
Huvaya7335/
Hauway7330/
Huwayt739/
Guwaye738/
Uywayi735/
Uewiya733/
Ouwaha733/
Uwahay732/
Ubhaya732/
Auwuya732/
Hauwaa732/
Uwayie732/
Guvaya731/
Guweya731/
Houway731/
Uwaaid731/
Gauway731/
Ouwaye731/
Uwaaje731/
Uwayid731/
Auwayh731/
Uvayas731/
Uvayad731/
Usweya731/
Ouwayo731/
Ouvaya731/
Ihwaya731/
Huwaha731/
Huwa'a731/
Uwuyah731/
Uwgayi731/
Uwaaja731/
Ubay675,089/
Iway671,190/
Uvaa67514/
Oway67332/
Owaa67279/
Uwai67234/
Uwau6792/
Owayowa6761/
Uvay6736/
Uwujaha6732/
Uwea6725/
Guwahai6710/
Uwey678/
Houbaya674/
Huwiyah674/
Uwuahyo672/
Uswuayi672/
Jiwayah672/
Uwuoyah671/
Uwaihyo671/
Ubayaha671/
Ouwajad671/
Uwajaha671/
Hauwaye671/

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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 Uwaya
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