Uwila Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Uwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Uwila Last Name Facts

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

Uwila is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uwila is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Uwila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwila reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Uwila is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buliisa District, where 40 percent live, Nebbi District, where 40 percent live and Zombo District, where 20 percent live. Aside from Uganda Uwila is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwaila91357/
Uwilla911/
Huwaila83118/
Ouwaila832/
Uswilia831/
Uwailia831/
Guhwila831/
Owila80556/
Uvila8079/
Iwila8036/
Uwela8010/
Ubila802/
Uwili801/
Houweila7712/
Huwailah771/
Houwaila771/
Huwailau771/
Hauwaila771/
Uvilla73494/
Uwailo73201/
Huvila73183/
Hubila73172/
Huwili7397/
Oweila7349/
Aubila7321/
Huwela7321/
Ubilau7312/
Auvila7312/
Uweela7311/
Auwula739/
Uwella737/
Ubaila736/
Ubilia734/
Auwela733/
Uwoile733/
Iweila733/
Uweilo732/
Oubila732/
Usvila731/
Uhwula731/
Ouwili731/
Uvilas731/
Ouwela731/
Guvila731/
Huwula731/
Ušvila731/
Uvuila731/
Uviola731/
Uwuilo731/
Uwuile731/
Ubilea731/
Uwoilo731/
Huwiler672,254/
Gujwile6756/
Auvilla6748/
Howilah6739/
Huvilla6716/
Houwela6715/
Auweloa6714/
Huwaili6713/
Hiwilya6712/
Uvillas6711/
Howilai676/
Hubilia676/
Hauwili674/
Guvilla673/
Guweili673/
Uyvilla671/
Guwaily671/
Gouvila671/
Ausuila671/
Uweillo671/
Eusuila671/
Uvailay671/
Houwili671/
Howuila671/

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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 Uwila
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