Uwayi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Uwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Uwayi (11) may also be a first name.
Uwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwayi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Uwayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Uwayi reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwayi is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Uwayi is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 71 percent live, Benue, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uywayi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Uwayie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uwayid | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwgayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uway | 89 | 335 | / |
| Uwai | 89 | 234 | / |
| Uswuayi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uwayo | 80 | 20,206 | / |
| Uwaya | 80 | 2,517 | / |
| Huwai | 80 | 227 | / |
| Auwai | 80 | 151 | / |
| Uwaji | 80 | 71 | / |
| Guway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Uwaye | 80 | 47 | / |
| Iwayi | 80 | 37 | / |
| Owayi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Huway | 80 | 29 | / |
| Uwaia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ouwai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Uiwai | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uweyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ouway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ueway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uyway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huwait | 73 | 491 | / |
| Uwayah | 73 | 93 | / |
| Uwajie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Hauway | 73 | 30 | / |
| Auwaiu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Hauwai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Huwaya | 73 | 19 | / |
| Huwayt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Guwaye | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uywaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwahei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwahay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guvayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auweyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwaij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubaiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwai | 67 | 77,226 | / |
| Ubay | 67 | 5,089 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Iway | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Ubai | 67 | 492 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Uwei | 67 | 176 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Uvai | 67 | 73 | / |
| Uvay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uwaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uwoi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Guwahai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uwui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hauwaiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huwayad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwuahyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwaihyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huswaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwayaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaye | 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 Uwayi
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