Uwus Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uwus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Uwus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwus occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwus? popularity and diffusion

Uwus is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Uwus are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Uwus is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Uwus is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guwus8935/
Uwuse891/
Uwutse802/
Auwuse801/
Owus7580/
Ubus7540/
Iwus7512/
Uvus751/
Uwos751/
Uwuj751/
Hauwaus731/
Aubus6757/
Hubus6724/
Iwhus675/
Oweus672/
Hiwus672/
Howus672/
Jiwus671/
Eubus671/

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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
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  • 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 Uwus
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