Uwer Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Uwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1121:718,79954,527
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uwer (173) may also be a first name.

Uwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwer occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Uwer is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Uwer reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Uwer is also the 694,534th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 173 people.

Uwer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saarland, where 46 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huwer891,639/
Euwer89175/
Uwere8928/
Ouwer8915/
Auwer891/
Uewer890/
Houwer80627/
Heuwer80102/
Uwhere8060/
Gouwer8043/
Hauwer8018/
Gauwer805/
Euwere802/
Ouwere801/
Uwuher801/
Ahuwer801/
Auwger801/
Uber753,783/
Uver75726/
Ower75617/
Iwer75216/
Uwir75143/
Uwre7528/
Hauwert73433/
Hauwere734/
Heuwert733/
Huwerth732/
Hauwier730/
Huber67267,037/
Hower674,834/
Auber672,924/
Huver671,122/
D'Hauwer67179/
Uvere67128/
Euber67107/
Uvier6787/
Ouber6783/
Guver6764/
Ouver6761/
D'Houwer6735/
Auver6724/
Uiver6721/
Uever6721/
Auswerth6718/
Iwuer6711/
Ubeer6710/
Owier676/
Uiber675/
Ubher675/
Uvert675/
Guwir675/
Euver673/
Heuwerth673/
Hiwer673/
Owher672/
Owear672/
Huwerová672/
Auwre671/
Uwair671/
Uwire671/
Oweir671/
Euuer671/
Uveir671/
Uverd671/
Uhver671/
Ujber671/
Owuer671/
Usver671/
Iweir671/
Usuer671/
Uevir671/
Ueuer670/
Hauswert670/
Hauswerd670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Uwer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis