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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Uwem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwem? popularity and diffusion
Uwem is the 81,444th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwem reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,841st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 31,540 people.
Uwem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,943 people, or 1 in 29,807. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent live, Cross River, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found 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
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