Uwaya Surname
Approximately 2,517 people bear this surname
Uwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,408 | 1:90,799 | 5,734 |
| Nigeria | 1,000 | 1:177,143 | 10,921 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Uwaya (54) may also be a first name.
Uwaya Demographics
Average Uwaya Salary in
United States
$57,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Uwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uwaya is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 171,122nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,895,330 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Uwaya reside; 56 percent reside in East Asia and 56 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 54 people.
The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 1,408 people, or 1 in 90,799. In Japan Uwaya is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Besides Japan it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
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.
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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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