Uyo Surname

136,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8171:62,8834,644
Malaysia3241:91,0326,333
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Japan261:4,917,08838,984
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Uyo (3,038) may also be a first name.

Uyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uyo (Hindi: उयो, Russian: Уё) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uyo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,245th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,211,698 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Uyo are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 131,071st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 3,038 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,817 people, or 1 in 62,883. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 41 percent reside, Delta, where 18 percent reside and Cross River, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Uyo Last Name Statistics demography

Uyo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.19% more than the national average, earning $79,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uyoh861,410/
Huyo86498/
Uyoo86298/
Auyo86189/
Uyot86138/
Uyio86138/
Uyop86112/
Uyod86110/
Ouyo8650/
Uyuo8617/
Uyho8610/
Uiyo864/
Uyoz863/
Uyos861/
Uoyo861/
Uuyo861/
Uy8074,069/
Huyot75125/
Gauyo7571/
Auyop7554/
Uyowa7548/
Gouyo7532/
Uyooh7530/
Uyhop7519/
Houyo7516/
Huyos7515/
Uyuoh754/
Uyoss753/
Huyoh752/
Uuyoz751/
Uyioh751/
Ouyoh751/
Auyos751/
Auyot751/
Huoyo751/
Huy67169,619/
Ayo6794,329/
Eyo6764,895/
Yoa6717,443/
Uys6712,687/
Oyo676,926/
Iyo676,140/
Uya674,128/
Yoy673,656/
Uyi673,629/
Uye672,519/
Ujo67699/
Ouy67279/
Uyd67187/
Euy6796/
Yoj6751/
Uoy6741/
Auy6734/
Uuy6727/
Euo6722/
Uio6718/
Uyy6716/
Uyh6713/
Uoa6712/
Yjo6711/
Yyo6711/
Uyj6710/
Uiy679/
Uoj678/
Ujy677/
Uyz675/
Uyt674/
Houyos671/
Yoù671/
Gouyoh671/
Uyp671/
Uhy671/

Uyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uyo in the Hindi language
उयोuyo-
Uyo in the Russian language
Уёue-

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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 Uyo
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