Uwu Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Uwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Uwu (67) may also be a first name.

Uwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uwu is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 693,669th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Uwu is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Uwu reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Besides Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwuh86162/
Huwu86148/
Uwau8692/
Ujwu8660/
Ouwu8651/
Uswu8624/
Uwui869/
Uewu866/
Uhwu865/
Auwu864/
Uiwu863/
Uywu862/
Uwhu862/
Uwou862/
Uwux861/
Euwu861/
Uwuu861/
Uwuj861/
Uweu861/
Hauwu75106/
Houwu7593/
Auwau7584/
Huiwu7559/
Huwau7530/
Huswu7517/
Uhwut7515/
Guhwu757/
Uiwuh755/
Auweu753/
Ujwuh753/
Gouwu753/
Guweu752/
Huwui751/
Uwahu751/
Euwgu751/
Auwou751/
Uweud751/
Ouwou751/
Ouweu751/
Uewuu751/
Guwgu751/
Uuwau751/
Auwut751/
Auwud751/
Hauwau6723,686/
Iwu678,419/
Owu672,841/
Ubu671,196/
Uvu67137/
Auwahu676/
Hauwwu676/
Hauwou675/
Ahuwau675/
Houwui674/
Hauwuy673/
Houwau671/
Hauwuu671/
Huwutt671/
Ahauwu671/

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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
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  • 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 Uwu
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