Abwalo Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Abwalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 261 | 1:149,576 | 13,268 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Abwalo (22) may also be a first name.
Abwalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abwalo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwalo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abwalo is the 950,707th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abwalo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Abwalo is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 149,576. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 37 percent reside, Serere District, where 18 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaibwalo | 86 | 335 | / |
| Gaybwalo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abwala | 83 | 75 | / |
| Ebwalo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Abwolo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Abbalo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Apwalo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Obwalo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Abballo | 77 | 27 | / |
| Abwollo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abbalou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abwalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abwalaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwaela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abvalos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwoolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abbalio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abualhoy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abwalaas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abualoss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwalasd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwola | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Abuelo | 67 | 678 | / |
| Obwolo | 67 | 526 | / |
| Obwala | 67 | 222 | / |
| Abuala | 67 | 140 | / |
| Abuhalloh | 67 | 128 | / |
| Abbala | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ebwala | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ebwolo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abualoush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Avwolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abbolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avvalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abualhoss | 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 Abwalo
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