Uwisa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Uwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Uwisa (16) may also be a first name.
Uwisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwisa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Uwisa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwaisa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Huwisa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uvisa | 80 | 134 | / |
| Uwise | 80 | 14 | / |
| Iwisa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Uwisi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Uwiso | 80 | 10 | / |
| Owisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwusa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ubisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaissa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Guwaisah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huwaisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owaisa | 73 | 217 | / |
| Uviesa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Uwaise | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uwaisi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Uwaiso | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uvisah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Auvisa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guvisa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uvaisa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hubisa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iwaisa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwaija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwijat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uviosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubaisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwishe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwisso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwecia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aubisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwisi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaisah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uvaisay | 67 | 80 | / |
| Uwaishe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uveisay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwischo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uvisaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uvaisad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Auwesha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubishai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaisay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eubeisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhuisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvaisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwisai | 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 Uwisa
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