Uwoh Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1891:937,26340,304
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Uwoh (609) may also be a first name.

Uwoh Last Name Facts

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

Uwoh has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwoh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 998,609th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Uwoh are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uwoh is also the 338,553rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 609 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 937,263. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent are found, Rivers, where 33 percent are found and Delta, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwoha899/
Guwoh895/
Ouwoh892/
Uwhoh892/
Auwoh891/
Uwuoh891/
Huwoh891/
Uwo86234/
Uwuoha802/
Uwah7511,546/
Iwoh75807/
Uvoh75605/
Auwo75540/
Uwho75123/
Uhwo7570/
Uwha7552/
Ouwo7537/
Huwo7521/
Uwoi7516/
Uwuo756/
Ujwo754/
Uwou752/
Uwoo752/
Uwgo751/
Uuwo751/
Ujwuoha731/
Uwhuo6771/
Huboh6743/
Ouwah6743/
Hauwo6730/
Uwaha6718/
Ahuwo678/
Auswo676/
Owooh676/
Ouboh676/
Huwah676/
Auwop675/
Uhwah675/
Iwouh674/
Ubohy674/
Ubouh674/
Uwhoo674/
Uyuoh674/
Iwohu673/
Uwash672/
Guuwo672/
Auwah672/
Ujboh672/
Auwgo672/
Huwot671/
Auvoh671/
Auwou671/
Uiuoh671/
Usuoh671/
Ubooh671/
Ihuoh671/
Ouvoh671/
Uuwho671/
Uwaah671/
Uwwah671/
Iwooh671/
Uwuho671/
Howoh671/
Ouwoi671/
Ouwou671/
Uwoot671/
Guwwo671/
Euwot671/

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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 Uwoh
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