Uwekwe Surname
5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Uwekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaekwe | 92 | 242 | / |
| Uweakwe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Uwekw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwe | 83 | 29,479 | / |
| Uwekwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Uwokwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Iwekwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owekwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwue | 77 | 21 | / |
| Uwakweh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Owuekwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Iwuekwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Uuwakwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uwakwee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uwaikwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Uwockwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owwekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ubekwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwagwe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ivekwe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Owegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwi | 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 Uwekwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis