Uwem Surname

81,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,9431:29,8072,502
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

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 occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,444th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. Uwem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,841st most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 31,540 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,943 people, or 1 in 29,807. In Nigeria Uwem is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent reside, Cross River, where 16 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uweme8967/
Guwem895/
Uwemk892/
Uwuem891/
Uwgem891/
Uwueme802/
Uwhiem801/
Uwen752,027/
Owem75463/
Ubem75132/
Iwem7517/
Uwne753/
Uwim752/
Uvem751/
Auwen67104/
Uhwen6741/
Euwen6728/
Jiwem6723/
Huwen6723/
Ouwen6711/
Howem678/
Oweim677/
Uwehn676/
Iweam673/
Ubeem672/
Owhem671/
Ujbem671/
Ubhem671/
Uweun671/
Ujwne671/
Auwne671/

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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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