Uwayi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Uwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uwayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uwayi is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Uwayi live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwayi is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Uwayi is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Uwayi is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 71 percent are found, Benue, where 14 percent are found and Ondo, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Uwayi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uywayi915/
Uwayie912/
Uwayid911/
Uwgayi911/
Uway89335/
Uwai89234/
Uswuayi832/
Uwayo8020,206/
Uwaya802,517/
Huwai80227/
Auwai80151/
Uwaji8071/
Guway8055/
Uwaye8047/
Iwayi8037/
Owayi8033/
Huway8029/
Uwaia809/
Ouwai808/
Uiwai807/
Uweyi803/
Ouway803/
Uwaie801/
Euway801/
Uwaay801/
Ueway801/
Uyway801/
Uwoyi801/
Huwait73491/
Uwayah7393/
Uwajie7371/
Hauway7330/
Auwaiu7328/
Hauwai7322/
Huwaya7319/
Huwayt739/
Guwaye738/
Uywaya734/
Uwahei733/
Uwahay732/
Houwai732/
Ouwayo731/
Ouwaid731/
Houway731/
Guvayi731/
Auweyi731/
Huwaij731/
Auwayh731/
Auwaya731/
Uswaya731/
Ubaiyi731/
Jiwayi731/
Guwaji731/
Uwaaid731/
Gauway731/
Auwaio731/
Ouwaye731/
Iwai6777,226/
Ubay675,089/
Owai671,796/
Iway671,190/
Ubai67492/
Oway67332/
Uwei67176/
Uwau6792/
Uvai6773/
Uvay6736/
Uwea6725/
Uwaa6717/
Uwoi6716/
Guwahai6710/
Uwui679/
Uwey678/
Hauwaiu675/
Huwayad674/
Uwuahyo672/
Uwaihyo671/
Huswaid671/
Uwayaya671/
Ouweyis671/
Ouwaiss671/
Auwaidh671/
Auwaied671/
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 Uwayi
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