Uza Surname
Approximately 3,239 people bear this surname
Uza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,050 | 1:86,411 | 6,059 |
| Turkey | 523 | 1:148,798 | 11,779 |
| India | 347 | 1:2,210,563 | 73,512 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Hungary | 39 | 1:251,699 | 20,039 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Uža (5) are calculated separately.
Uza (597) may also be a first name.
Uza Demographics
Uza Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Uza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uza (Georgian: უზა, Russian: Уза) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Uža. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 138,172nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,249,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Uza reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uza is also the 342,194th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 597 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,050 people, or 1 in 86,411. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 52 percent are found, Kaduna, where 38 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Uza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Uza last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Uza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 317.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 80,870 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.46% more than the national average, earning $28,708,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.84% more than the national average, earning $66,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uza in the Georgian language | ||
| უზა | uza | - |
| Uza in the Russian language | ||
| Уза | uza | - |
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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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- 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 Uza
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