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/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,444th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,221,923 people. The surname Uwem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwem reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwem is also the 26,841st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 31,540 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,943 people, or 1 in 29,807. In Nigeria Uwem is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent are found, Cross River, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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