Alwak Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Alwak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Alwak (14) may also be a first name.
Alwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alwak is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alwak is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alwak are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Alwak is also the 3,024,661st most common given name world-wide, held by 14 people.
Alwak is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda Alwak is most numerous in: Abim District, where 77 percent live, Alebtong District, where 17 percent live and Lamwo District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 3 percent live and Syria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwack | 91 | 9 | / |
| Halwaks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alwag | 80 | 114 | / |
| Olwak | 80 | 22 | / |
| Alwaq | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alwax | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aluak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elwak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alwac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halwacks | 77 | 8 | / |
| Galuak | 73 | 39,783 | / |
| Albakh | 73 | 279 | / |
| Allwag | 73 | 244 | / |
| Alwaqe | 73 | 120 | / |
| Helwak | 73 | 39 | / |
| Galwac | 73 | 17 | / |
| Halbak | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aalbak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Albayk | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aluakh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alhuak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Albaak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alwoke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alwaax | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galwok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halwag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halvak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golwak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aslvak | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hallwacks | 71 | 4 | / |
| Halback | 67 | 143 | / |
| Hailwax | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ahlback | 67 | 35 | / |
| Aalbakh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Alwaque | 67 | 11 | / |
| Halbakh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Halvaks | 67 | 7 | / |
| Galluak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Albeack | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hallwax | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holwack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allwodk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halwags | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galuack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwahag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aulback | 67 | 1 | / |
| Albakhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hallwag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hallbak | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Alwak
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