Uwechi Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Uwechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 313 | 1:124,726 | 11,705 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
Uwechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uwechi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwechi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 763,307th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwechi are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Uwechi is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 124,726. In Uganda Uwechi is most common in: Zombo District, where 25 percent live, Buliisa District, where 19 percent live and Nebbi District, where 18 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaechi | 92 | 136 | / |
| Uwechie | 92 | 49 | / |
| Uweachi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Uwechii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Uwechei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Uweci | 91 | 35 | / |
| Uwaechie | 86 | 286 | / |
| Uweachie | 86 | 11 | / |
| Owechi | 83 | 3,769 | / |
| Uwachi | 83 | 117 | / |
| Uweshi | 83 | 105 | / |
| Ubechi | 83 | 62 | / |
| Iwechi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uwecha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwichit | 77 | 40 | / |
| Uwachie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwaachi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwaeche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owechie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwecche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweci | 73 | 282 | / |
| Uweki | 73 | 49 | / |
| Uwece | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwegi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubeci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwichit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouwichit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwaikehi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houbechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hubetchi | 71 | 0 | / |
| Owichi | 67 | 111 | / |
| Owecki | 67 | 97 | / |
| Oweshi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ubecki | 67 | 24 | / |
| Uveciy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Auwesi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uwezie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oweche | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iwachi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iweche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubichi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwejeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwicki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owesci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uveshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubeche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwehce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owechy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweeci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owehci | 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
- 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 Uwechi
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