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

The surname Uwila is found most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwila? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Uwila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwila are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Uwila is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Uwila is mostly found in: Buliisa District, where 40 percent live, Nebbi District, where 40 percent live and Zombo District, where 20 percent live. Beside Uganda it exists 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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