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 is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 35 people.

It is most commonly occurring 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 reside and Kibaale District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

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
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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 Uwela
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