Uwaye Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Uwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Uwaye (119) may also be a first name.
Uwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwaye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uwaye is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwaye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 856,040th most widespread first name globally, borne by 119 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 48 percent reside, Delta, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaiye | 91 | 17 | / |
| Guwaye | 91 | 8 | / |
| Uwayie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uwayei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uway | 89 | 335 | / |
| Hauwaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwayo | 80 | 20,206 | / |
| Uwaya | 80 | 2,517 | / |
| Uwaje | 80 | 602 | / |
| Iwaye | 80 | 395 | / |
| Owaye | 80 | 152 | / |
| Ubaye | 80 | 71 | / |
| Uwoye | 80 | 64 | / |
| Uweye | 80 | 63 | / |
| Guway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Huway | 80 | 29 | / |
| Uwayi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Guwae | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uwawe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ouway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ouwae | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ueway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euwae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uyway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwajeh | 73 | 372 | / |
| Owaiye | 73 | 245 | / |
| Uwayah | 73 | 93 | / |
| Uwajie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Uwajei | 73 | 39 | / |
| Hauway | 73 | 30 | / |
| Huwaya | 73 | 19 | / |
| Oubaye | 73 | 18 | / |
| Uwaeyi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Huwayt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uywayi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uywaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ouwaje | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oowaye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwahei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huweae | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwujye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwajae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouweye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwahay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwgayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwahwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwayid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubaiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guweye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubhaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hubaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwyyed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubay | 67 | 5,089 | / |
| Iway | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Uwai | 67 | 234 | / |
| Uwei | 67 | 176 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Uvay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uvae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uwaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uweyeha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houbaye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huwayad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owaaiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubhaiye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwuahyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uswuayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auwaiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwejeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwayaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaihyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweu | 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
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- 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 Uwaye
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