Uweng Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uweng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uweng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Uweng (216) may also be a first name.

Uweng Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Uweng Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Uweng is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uweng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Uweng is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Uweng are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 614,549th most common first name globally, borne by 216 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 1,160,081. In Indonesia Uweng is most numerous in: Maluku, where 39 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 38 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uiweng9167/
Huweng9116/
Ouweng918/
Uweing911/
Houweng8314/
Huiweng833/
Uwengue831/
Ubeng80799/
Oweng8083/
Uwing8048/
Iweng8014/
Uewng800/
Jiweng7363/
Euwing7362/
Howeng7335/
Uwenke735/
Auwing734/
Aubeng733/
Ubengh732/
Huwing731/
Oubeng731/
Hubeng731/
Houwing67666/
Heuwing6787/
Houbeng678/
Ahuwing678/
Euwings676/
Euwyong674/
Owng674/
Huwwing671/
Iwng671/
Uwnq671/
Ubng671/
Ouwings670/

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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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  • 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 Uweng
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