Uwo Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Uwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Uwo (492) may also be a first name.
Uwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uwo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. Uwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Uwo reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 383,044th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 492 people.
The surname Uwo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Uwo is most frequent in: Rivers, where 42 percent reside, Benue, where 26 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auwo | 86 | 540 | / |
| Uwoh | 86 | 256 | / |
| Uwho | 86 | 123 | / |
| Uhwo | 86 | 70 | / |
| Ouwo | 86 | 37 | / |
| Huwo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Uwoi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Uwuo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ujwo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Uwoo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uwou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uwgo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uuwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uwhuo | 75 | 71 | / |
| Hauwo | 75 | 30 | / |
| Uwoha | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ahuwo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Auswo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Guwoh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Auwop | 75 | 5 | / |
| Uwhoo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ouwoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uwhoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Auwgo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guuwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uwuoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huwot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Euwot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guwwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwuho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uuwho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huwoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwoot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwa | 67 | 12,479 | / |
| Owo | 67 | 5,729 | / |
| Ubo | 67 | 1,821 | / |
| Iwo | 67 | 1,769 | / |
| Uvo | 67 | 875 | / |
| Auwood | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwaowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwuoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auswuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouwwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auswoy | 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 Uwo
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