Uwayo Surname
Approximately 20,206 people bear this surname
Uwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 10,232 | 1:1,111 | 263 |
| Burundi | 9,870 | 1:993 | 278 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Uwayo (16) may also be a first name.
Uwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uwayo is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwayo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 26,611th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 360,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwayo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most common in Rwanda, where it is held by 10,232 people, or 1 in 1,111. Excluding Rwanda it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 49 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwayo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uway | 89 | 335 | / |
| Uwuahyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uwaihyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwaya | 80 | 2,517 | / |
| Ubayo | 80 | 456 | / |
| Owayo | 80 | 123 | / |
| Guway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Uwaye | 80 | 47 | / |
| Iwayo | 80 | 42 | / |
| Huway | 80 | 29 | / |
| Uwiyo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Uwayi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ouway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uvayo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uyway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ueway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiwayo | 73 | 133 | / |
| Uwayah | 73 | 93 | / |
| Ubhayo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Hauway | 73 | 30 | / |
| Huwaya | 73 | 19 | / |
| Uswoyo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Huwayt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Guwaye | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uywayi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uywaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwayie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwahay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Auwaio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwayid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwgayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubay | 67 | 5,089 | / |
| Iway | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Uwai | 67 | 234 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Owayowa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Uvay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uwaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uwoi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Huswoyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Huwayad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uswuayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwayaya | 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 Uwayo
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