Atolwa Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atolwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Atolwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7491:61,6556,012
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Atolwa (152) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Atolwa Demographics

Atolwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 32 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Atolwa Last Name Facts

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

Atolwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atolwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,102nd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atolwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 152 people.

The surname Atolwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 61,655. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 23 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Atolwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atolba83255/
Atulwa838/
Otolwa834/
Ataulwa7779/
Attolba7764/
Gatulwa771/
Aitalwad7117/
Aatalwad712/
Otolua67173/
Atulba6738/
Atalua675/
Atholwood673/
Otulwa671/
Atolbe671/
Ahatalwad671/
Aaitalwad671/
Hatulwaya671/
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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 Atolwa
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