Vuwa Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Vuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Vuwa (18) may also be a first name.
Vuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vuwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vuwa is the 799,576th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vuwa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Vuwa is also the 2,608,198th most common first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
The surname Vuwa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuwai | 89 | 12 | / |
| Vhuwa | 89 | 5 | / |
| Vuwaa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Vauwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vuhwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fuwa | 75 | 7,267 | / |
| Vuba | 75 | 1,006 | / |
| Vuva | 75 | 80 | / |
| Wuwa | 75 | 36 | / |
| Viwa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Vuwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fouwa | 67 | 159 | / |
| Vouba | 67 | 96 | / |
| Wauwa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Fuuwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Vueva | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wuhwa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Phuwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fuwai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wouwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vubha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fuwah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vauva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fauwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fuwas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vubaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bujwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vuyva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Feuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buywa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vauba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fuhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vusva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuvha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuvat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vuwa
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