Uwera Surname

6,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Uwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda66,0461:17215
Burundi14,2571:688183
Uganda1,0681:36,5544,776
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Belgium711:161,92522,307
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden141:703,34052,204
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Congo61:831,51616,072
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France41:16,605,680368,153
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Uwera (4,192) may also be a first name.

Uwera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwera is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,911th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 88,944 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwera live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,196th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 4,192 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 66,046 people, or 1 in 172. Outside of Rwanda it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Uwera Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Uwera earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 51.17% less than the national average, earning 168,991 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.85% less than the national average, earning $19,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uweera9184/
Guwera9139/
Uwiera9134/
Auwera9112/
Uweara911/
Uwerga911/
Uweira911/
Huwera911/
Ouwera911/
Uwerah911/
Auweray833/
Uweerah831/
Houwera831/
Owera802,987/
Ubera801,042/
Uvera80462/
Iwera80133/
Uwira80120/
Uwara80112/
Uwora8064/
Uweri8028/
Uwere8028/
Uwero8013/
Ubeira73543/
Howera73392/
Uwaira73388/
Uwhere7360/
Uwarai7360/
Uwarah7348/
Uveira7340/
Uwhara7334/
Hubera7331/
Uberay7328/
Uberai7324/
Uberaj7323/
Huweri7320/
Ouvera7317/
Auwira7316/
Guvera7315/
Aubera7310/
Uwitra738/
Uviera736/
Oweera736/
Owerra734/
Oweira734/
Uveera734/
Auwara734/
Uveray732/
Uberah732/
Iwerah732/
Uwerhi732/
Euwere732/
Iweera732/
Owhera731/
Uwerie731/
Euwara731/
Auvera731/
Uberra731/
Uveraj731/
Ouwero731/
Ouwere731/
Huvera731/
Uhwara731/
Uewara731/
Uweros731/
Ouberai67138/
Uiwirat6727/
Guvhera6723/
Gouvera6720/
Guveara6714/
Houweiratt6713/
Guverra677/
Hauwere674/
Huwwara672/
Ouveira672/
Ouwaray671/
Guhwira671/
Ubheray671/
Eubeera671/
Huwaira671/
Uiwaira671/
Guveira671/
Auwarea671/
Houbera671/
Huwirat671/
Ouverha671/
Ouworaa671/

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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 Uwera
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