Uwek Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Uwek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1311:242,62710,153
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Uwek (62) may also be a first name.

Uwek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwek is found most in Peru. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uwek is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Uwek live; 59 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 62 people.

The surname Uwek is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 242,627. In Peru Uwek is most prevalent in: Amazonas Region, where 92 percent live, San Martín Region, where 6 percent live and Áncash Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Peru Uwek exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Uwek Last Name Statistics demography

Uwek earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 59.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,841 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uweke8949/
Huwek891/
Ouwek891/
Auweck8024/
Huwiek804/
Uwheke803/
Uwueke802/
Uweike801/
Uhweke801/
Uwekhe801/
Owek75270/
Uwik75199/
Iwek7510/
Uwjk751/
Uwex751/
Uweheke731/
Ľubek6741/
Uwaik6726/
Uwegh677/
Ujbek674/
Guvek673/
Howek672/
Huweg671/
Uveke671/
Ubhek671/
Ubeak671/
Uibek671/
Oweek671/
Iwiek671/
Iwuek671/
Eubek671/
Huwik671/
Owiek671/
Oweik671/

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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 Uwek
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