Uwea Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Uwea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uwea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwea is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Uwea click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwea? popularity and diffusion

Uwea is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Uwea are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Uwea is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 94 percent are found and Morobe, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uweja89238/
Uweya8956/
Uiwea891/
Uhwea891/
Huwea891/
Uwa8612,479/
Uwe862,767/
Uwejah8017/
Huweae803/
Gouwea801/
Guweya801/
Usweya801/
Uwejat801/
Uwah7511,546/
Uweh754,070/
Uwua753,776/
Huwa753,584/
Huwe752,243/
Auwe751,810/
Auwa751,340/
Ouwa75618/
Uway75335/
Ouwe75307/
Uhwe75266/
Uwai75234/
Uwei75176/
Ueva75170/
Uwhe75134/
Ubea75120/
Uwau7592/
Uwha7552/
Euwe7550/
Uhwa7530/
Uwie7520/
Uwaa7517/
Euwa7516/
Uewe7512/
Uwwa7511/
Uwey758/
Ujwa758/
Uuwa757/
Uwge755/
Uwee753/
Uwue753/
Ujwe753/
Uiwe753/
Uywa752/
Uiwa752/
Iwea752/
Ueua752/
Uwga752/
Uewa751/
Owea751/
Uvea751/
Uweu751/
Uwje751/
Gouweia731/
Hauwa6734,968/
Uwayo6720,206/
Uwaya672,517/
Iweha671,005/
Uwaje67602/
Ahuwa67355/
Oweya67232/
Uwiya67230/
Huwai67227/
Huwaa67206/
Huewe67188/
Auwai67151/
Hauwe67104/
Ahuwe6789/
Auwau6784/
Hueva6778/
Uwaji6771/
Houwe6767/
Uweje6765/
Uwoye6764/
Uweye6763/
Uwaju6758/
Guway6755/
Uwaye6747/
Houwa6746/
Ouwah6743/
Guhwe6734/
Huwau6730/
Huway6729/
Ubeja6726/
Uwaja6726/
Heuwa6726/
Ubeya6725/
Auvea6725/
Uveya6721/
Uwazs6720/
Huwaë6720/
Huwez6720/
Huwei6720/
Uwaha6718/
Guvea6715/
Uwheh6715/
Uwuaa6713/
Guwoe6710/
Huwoe6710/
Uwoha679/
Ohuwa679/
Uwayi679/
Uwaia679/
Ouwai678/
Auwua678/
Auhwe677/
Uiwai677/
Uwa'a677/
Uwech677/
Uweid677/
Auwee676/
Guwae676/
Huwah676/
Auwhe676/
Uchwe676/
Uveia676/
Ouwei676/
Howea675/
Oweja675/
Iweah675/
Uhwah675/
Uwoya674/
Auhwa674/
Uwuya674/
Ouwua674/
Uwawe674/
Huhwa674/
Șubea674/
Guwhe673/
Ouwae673/
Uweyi673/
Iweya673/
Uweeh673/
Huwwa673/
Auweu673/
Ouway673/
Huwad673/
Auweh672/
Uwash672/
Uweep672/
Auwwa672/
Iweja672/
Uwhie672/
Auwah672/
Huweh672/
Euwie672/
Euswa672/
Guweu672/
Huwee672/
Ouswe671/
Huuwa671/
Huwey671/
Heuwe671/
Auwap671/
Ujjwa671/
Ueway671/
Uveha671/
Uveja671/
Uyuea671/
Uyway671/
Uhwua671/
Uuwau671/
Uweih671/
Uswue671/
Ouwge671/
Uwajo671/
Huwua671/
Uwaah671/
Uhwei671/
Uyweh671/
Uwaie671/
Uuhwe671/
Uwweh671/
Uwwah671/
Huywe671/
Huwaė671/
Ouhwe671/
Ouweu671/
Ouwga671/
Ueweh671/
Uweud671/
Uwaad671/
Uwaay671/
Euwat671/
Euway671/
D'Uwa671/
Hubea671/
Huwie671/
Auwaa671/
Uhwes671/
Uywie671/
Uuwie671/
Uwahu671/
Uweiz671/
Uwett671/
Ouweh671/
Ouywe671/
Ujwaz671/
Uhwet671/
Uhywa671/
Usuea671/
Euwaa671/
Euwae671/
Auwaz671/
Guwey670/

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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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  • 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 Uwea
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