Uwi Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

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

Uwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Uwi (2,031) may also be a first name.

Uwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwi is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,020,242nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Uwi is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Uwi reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 167,522nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 2,031 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 979,624. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 36 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 24 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 11 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Uwi Last Name Statistics demography

Uwi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.37% more than the national average, earning $57,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwai86234/
Uwei86176/
Auwi8676/
Huwi8666/
Uwie8620/
Uwiß8616/
Uwoi8616/
Uwih8612/
Uwui869/
Uwwi865/
Uewi865/
Ujwi863/
Uhwi862/
Uwii862/
Uuwi862/
Uywi861/
Uwyi861/
Ouwi861/
Uwgi861/
Uwiy861/
Huwai75227/
Auwai75151/
Uswii75118/
Huwei7520/
Uwiss7510/
Uwich7510/
Huwit7510/
Uwaia759/
Uwihs759/
Ouwai758/
Guwih757/
Uweid757/
Houwi757/
Uiwai757/
Huwio756/
Hauwi756/
Ouwei756/
Uwioh754/
Uchwi753/
Euwie752/
Uwhie752/
Auwii751/
Uuwie751/
Huwie751/
Uywie751/
Uweiz751/
Ujwwi751/
Uwhis751/
Huuwi751/
Euwih751/
Ouwoi751/
Huwui751/
Huwid751/
Uwish751/
Uwitt751/
Uweih751/
Uhwei751/
Ubi6717,093/
Uwa6712,479/
Uwe672,767/
Owi671,194/
Uvi67663/
Huwait67491/
Iwi67284/
Hauwai6722/
Gouwij6717/
Huwieh6714/
Huweih6712/
Uwj678/
Uwy677/
Houwei674/
Houwui674/
Uwahei673/
Uwioha673/
Huiwei673/
Houwai672/
Uwaaid671/
Huwich671/
Ouwaid671/
Huwaij671/
Uweiss671/
Uwuihe671/

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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 Uwi
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