Uwesi Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Uwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Uwesi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Uwesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwesi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uwesi is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Uwesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Uwesi reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Masindi District, where 57 percent live, Hoima District, where 38 percent live and Kiboga District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Uganda Uwesi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwesi9111/
Uweasi911/
Uwisi8011/
Uvesi809/
Uwese806/
Uwegi801/
Uwesy801/
Uwuese7339/
Uwaisi7316/
Uwezie738/
Uwedji734/
Ouwysi731/
Huwese731/
Uweize731/
Uwhese731/
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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
  • 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 Uwesi
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