Uwela Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Uwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
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 last name Uwela is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Uwela is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Uwela live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Uwela is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Uwela is most frequent in: Mubende District, where 80 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Uwela occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huwela | 91 | 21 | / |
| Uweela | 91 | 11 | / |
| Uwella | 91 | 7 | / |
| Auwela | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ouwela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Houwela | 83 | 15 | / |
| Auweloa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Iwela | 80 | 295 | / |
| Uwala | 80 | 271 | / |
| Uwele | 80 | 219 | / |
| Uwelo | 80 | 173 | / |
| Ubela | 80 | 94 | / |
| Owela | 80 | 45 | / |
| Uvela | 80 | 42 | / |
| Uwola | 80 | 17 | / |
| Uwila | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uweli | 80 | 3 | / |
| Houweila | 77 | 12 | / |
| Uwaila | 73 | 357 | / |
| Uhwelo | 73 | 262 | / |
| Iweala | 73 | 213 | / |
| Auwala | 73 | 86 | / |
| Uwello | 73 | 78 | / |
| Hubela | 73 | 60 | / |
| Oweila | 73 | 49 | / |
| Oubela | 73 | 49 | / |
| Uwhele | 73 | 48 | / |
| Uyuela | 73 | 36 | / |
| Huwala | 73 | 30 | / |
| Iwelia | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ouelha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Uwalia | 73 | 13 | / |
| Guvela | 73 | 10 | / |
| Huwely | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uwalai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uhwala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iweila | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwalla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uvella | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwelio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uweilo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwolya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiwela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ujuela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwilla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uuwelo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uubela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwuela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auweli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwalia | 67 | 135 | / |
| Huwaila | 67 | 118 | / |
| Gouvela | 67 | 66 | / |
| Huweler | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gauvela | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hubelia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guweili | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouwaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aubelay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwalaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwesley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uswilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhuwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwahala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweillo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwelau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubelha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwailia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auweale | 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 Uwela
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