Uwere Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Uwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Uwere (62) may also be a first name.

Uwere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwere is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uwere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Uwere occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Uwere live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwere is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 62 people.

Uwere is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Uwere is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent are found, Benue, where 29 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwhere9160/
Euwere912/
Uwerie911/
Ouwere911/
Uwer89155/
Uwre8928/
Hauwere834/
Uwera8081,934/
Owere8011,090/
Huwer801,639/
Iwere80733/
Uware80227/
Euwer80175/
Uvere80128/
Ubere8031/
Uweri8028/
Ouwer8015/
Uwore804/
Auwre801/
Uwire801/
Auwer801/
Houwer73627/
Owhere73326/
Iwhere73119/
Owerre73115/
Oweere73104/
Heuwer73102/
Uweera7384/
Owereh7359/
Owerei7348/
Gouwer7343/
Uwiera7334/
Aubere7327/
Huweri7320/
Hauwer7318/
Auware7314/
Auwera7312/
Owerie737/
Hubere736/
Gauwer735/
Oubere735/
Iwerhe734/
Jiwere733/
Howere732/
Uwerhi732/
Huvere731/
Oowere731/
Uweara731/
Auwger731/
Ouwera731/
Huwera731/
Iwerre731/
Iwerie731/
Ahuwer731/
Owerey731/
Uweira731/
Guvere731/
Uhuere731/
Iwuere731/
Uwuher731/
Uwaire731/
Uber673,783/
Uver67726/
Ower67617/
Hauwert67433/
Huvaere67317/
Uwir67143/
Gujwire6711/
Ouviere679/
Iwerreh678/
Uverett676/
Auweray673/
Heuwert673/
Owherhe673/
Huwerth672/
Houware672/
Houwera671/
Auberee671/
Euverge671/
Ubehere671/
Usueres671/
Huwaire671/
Auwarea671/
Oweeree671/
Howerey670/
Guverey670/
Hauwier670/
Auberey670/

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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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  • 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 Uwere
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