Alwanda Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Alwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya921:501,95525,569
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Alwanda (88) may also be a first name.

Alwanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alwanda is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alwanda is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Alwanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Alwanda are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Alwanda is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 88 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 501,955. In Kenya Alwanda is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 10 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya Alwanda is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Alwanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alwanda surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galwanda936/
Alwandah931/
Olwanda86429/
Alwandi8643/
Albanda8628/
Alvanda8626/
Elwanda8625/
Alwandy8625/
Aluanda8614/
Alwande862/
Albandea80125/
Halwando8030/
Halwande802/
Olwandah801/
Galwande801/
Allwander7514/
Halwaando754/
Alvandi7110,504/
Olwande71686/
Alvenda71119/
Albando71109/
Albandi7145/
Elvanda7140/
Alvandy7126/
Alvando7120/
Alvande719/
Aluande714/
Oluanda713/
Albandy712/
Aluando711/
Allwandoud711/
Haselwande711/
Alvonda711/
Albande711/
Haselwander67517/
Haßelwander6712/
Halvandi679/
Halvande675/
Alvander673/
Alvandoz671/
Galuando671/
Albeinda671/
Alvendea671/
Alhbande671/
Oulwande671/
Aluander670/

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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 Alwanda
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