Uwes Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Uwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Uwes (1,062) may also be a first name.

Uwes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwes (Hindi: उवेस) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwes? popularity and diffusion

Uwes is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Uwes occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Uwes are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Uwes is also the 245,583rd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,062 people.

The surname Uwes is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Banten, where 60 percent reside, Central Kalimantan, where 15 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 13 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Somalia, where 4 percent reside.

Uwes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Uwes surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Euwes8957/
Huwes8931/
Uweis8917/
Uwesh898/
Uwese896/
Auwes893/
Uwies891/
Uweys891/
Uhwes891/
Uwuese8039/
Heuwes8034/
Huewes8027/
Houwes8013/
Huwesh801/
Ouweis801/
Uweshe801/
Huwese801/
Uwesse801/
Uwhese801/
Uweiss801/
Owes75648/
Uves75316/
Ubes75101/
Uwis7549/
Iwes7528/
Uwys751/
Uwez751/
Uwex751/
Hauwest733/
Houwest731/
Howes6728,712/
Owies673,141/
Uwais672,628/
Oweis671,828/
Uvesh67689/
Ubesh6796/
Aubes6769/
Hubes6746/
Auves6745/
Huwez6720/
Huves6717/
Uwise6714/
Owesh6712/
Hiwes6712/
Uwiss6710/
Uwihs679/
Iweas678/
Uwech677/
Oweas676/
Uways675/
Ubeas674/
Ooues674/
Uwece674/
Owess674/
Iweis673/
Owees673/
Owhes673/
Uybes673/
Uveis673/
Uibes672/
Uvees672/
Iwies672/
Owehs672/
Oubes672/
Huwis672/
Ubeis672/
Uveys672/
Ueves671/
Oewes671/
Ouweisse671/
Uewis671/
Uwice671/
Uwish671/
Uwhis671/
Ouves671/
Owejs671/
Guwis671/
Uweiz671/
Owues671/
Usues671/
Uvest671/
Guves670/
Uives670/
Euves670/

Uwes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uwes in the Hindi language
उवेसuvesa-

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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 Uwes
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