Uwechie Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Uwechie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uwechie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwechie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwechie is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwechie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Uwechie is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Uwechie reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Uwechie is most frequent in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Delta, where 26 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaechie | 93 | 286 | / |
| Uweachie | 93 | 11 | / |
| Uwechi | 92 | 374 | / |
| Uwechue | 86 | 248 | / |
| Uwaechi | 86 | 136 | / |
| Ubechie | 86 | 15 | / |
| Uweachi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Uwechei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owechie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uwaeche | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uwechii | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uwachie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uweachue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwuechue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owechi | 77 | 3,769 | / |
| Uwachi | 77 | 117 | / |
| Ubechi | 77 | 62 | / |
| Oweche | 77 | 4 | / |
| Iweche | 77 | 3 | / |
| Iwechi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Uwache | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ubeche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwecha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwekhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwichit | 71 | 40 | / |
| Uhwache | 71 | 9 | / |
| Iwueche | 71 | 7 | / |
| Usueche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwhache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Auwache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwaachi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houbeche | 67 | 121 | / |
| Oubeiche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huwichit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwichit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaikehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchueche | 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 Uwechie
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