Uwela Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Uwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Uwela (35) may also be a first name.

Uwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwela occurs most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uwela is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Uwela reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Uwela is primarily found in: Mubende District, where 80 percent live and Kibaale District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huwela9121/
Uweela9111/
Uwella917/
Auwela913/
Ouwela911/
Houwela8315/
Auweloa8314/
Iwela80295/
Uwala80271/
Uwele80219/
Uwelo80173/
Ubela8094/
Owela8045/
Uvela8042/
Uwola8017/
Uwila807/
Uweli803/
Houweila7712/
Uwaila73357/
Uhwelo73262/
Iweala73213/
Auwala7386/
Uwello7378/
Hubela7360/
Oweila7349/
Oubela7349/
Uwhele7348/
Uyuela7336/
Huwala7330/
Iwelia7322/
Ouelha7313/
Uwalia7313/
Guvela7310/
Huwely739/
Uwalai738/
Uhwala734/
Iweila733/
Uwalla733/
Uvella732/
Uwelio732/
Uweilo732/
Uwolya731/
Hiwela731/
Ujuela731/
Uwilla731/
Uuwelo731/
Uubela731/
Oweala731/
Iwuela731/
Auweli731/
Auvela731/
Huwele731/
Auwalia67135/
Huwaila67118/
Gouvela6766/
Huweler6736/
Gauvela6712/
Hubelia676/
Guweili673/
Ouwaila672/
Aubelay672/
Uwalaha672/
Uwesley671/
Guhwila671/
Uswilia671/
Howelia671/
Hhuwala671/
Auwalau671/
Uwahala671/
Uweillo671/
Houbela671/
Houweli671/
Hiwelau671/
Oubelha671/
Uwailia671/
Auweale671/

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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 Uwela
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