Uwem Surname
Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname
Uwem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,943 | 1:29,807 | 2,502 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Uwem (31,540) may also be a first name.
Uwem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Uwem.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 81,444th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwem is also the 26,841st most widespread first name globally It is held by 31,540 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,943 people, or 1 in 29,807. In Nigeria Uwem is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent live, Cross River, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Uwem exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uweme | 89 | 67 | / |
| Guwem | 89 | 5 | / |
| Uwemk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Uwuem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uwgem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uwueme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwhiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwen | 75 | 2,027 | / |
| Owem | 75 | 463 | / |
| Ubem | 75 | 132 | / |
| Iwem | 75 | 17 | / |
| Uwne | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uwim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uvem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwen | 67 | 104 | / |
| Uhwen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Euwen | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jiwem | 67 | 23 | / |
| Huwen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ouwen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Howem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oweim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwehn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iweam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubeem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujbem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujwne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwne | 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 Uwem
- 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