Uweza Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Uweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Uweza (17) may also be a first name.
Uweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uweza is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uweza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,628,521st most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uweza reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Uweza is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name internationally, held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaeza | 91 | 3 | / |
| Uwheza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwezo | 80 | 4,082 | / |
| Uweja | 80 | 238 | / |
| Iweza | 80 | 83 | / |
| Oweza | 80 | 60 | / |
| Uweze | 80 | 26 | / |
| Uwaza | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ubeza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubeza | 73 | 170 | / |
| Uwejah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Uwezie | 73 | 8 | / |
| Huwezo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ihueza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owezia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwejat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ujweze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwecha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweuze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwueze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwecia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubezza | 67 | 276 | / |
| Uwaezuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uwizaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouveza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aubeiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweajeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwezeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwayza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujwueze | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Uweza
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