Uwe Surname

157,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0081:88,2196,158
Germany2221:362,63734,736
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Papua New Guinea1811:45,0485,552
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United States301:12,081,964463,456
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England101:5,571,806158,774
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Uwe (486,618) may also be a first name.

Uwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Uwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Uwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,975th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,633,735 people. The last name Uwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Uwe are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwe is also the 2,075th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 486,618 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,008 people, or 1 in 88,219. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 74 percent reside, Benue, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Uwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uwe surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Uwe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.29% more than the national average, earning $59,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uweh864,070/
Huwe862,243/
Auwe861,810/
Ouwe86307/
Uhwe86266/
Uwei86176/
Uwhe86134/
Euwe8650/
Uwea8625/
Uwie8620/
Uewe8612/
Uwey868/
Uwge865/
Uwee863/
Uwue863/
Ujwe863/
Uiwe863/
Uweu861/
Uwje861/
Uw8043/
Huewe75188/
Hauwe75104/
Ahuwe7589/
Houwe7567/
Guhwe7534/
Huwez7520/
Huwei7520/
Uwheh7515/
Auhwe757/
Uwech757/
Uweid757/
Auwee756/
Auwhe756/
Uchwe756/
Ouwei756/
Guwhe753/
Uweeh753/
Auweu753/
Auweh752/
Uweep752/
Uwhie752/
Huweh752/
Euwie752/
Huwee752/
Ouswe751/
Huwey751/
Heuwe751/
Uiwea751/
Uweih751/
Uswue751/
Ouwge751/
Uhwei751/
Uyweh751/
Uuhwe751/
Uwweh751/
Huywe751/
Ouhwe751/
Ouweu751/
Ueweh751/
Huwie751/
Uhwea751/
Uhwes751/
Uywie751/
Uuwie751/
Uweiz751/
Uwett751/
Ouweh751/
Ouywe751/
Uhwet751/
Huwea751/
Guwey750/
Uwa6712,479/
Ube679,168/
Owe672,145/
Iwe671,991/
Auw671,803/
Uve67558/
Uwi67248/
Ouw67142/
Heuwer67102/
Euw6785/
Huw6738/
Huwieh6714/
Houwes6713/
Huweih6712/
Uwh6712/
Uuw6712/
Houwez6710/
Uwj678/
Uwy677/
Houwei674/
Gouwey673/
Huiwei673/
Uwahei673/
Huweae673/
Uwd673/
Ujw673/
Huweet672/
Uhw672/
Uiw672/
Uyw672/
Hauwue671/
Gouwea671/
Guwhey671/
Uwuher671/
Uhiewe671/
Hauweh671/
Uwuihe671/
Uweiss671/

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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 Uwe
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