Atwala Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Atwala Last Name Facts

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

Atwala is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Atwala occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Atwala are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bukedea District, where 41 percent reside, Kampala District, where 15 percent reside and Katakwi District, where 11 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attwala9226/
Atwalap9215/
Atwaala921/
Aitwala921/
Gathwala8610/
Atwallah868/
Hastwala865/
Atwalo83169/
Otwala8376/
Adwala8348/
Atwale8320/
Atwali835/
Atwola832/
Etwala831/
Atwela831/
Hathwalia807/
Atwallaha801/
Athwale77299/
Hatuala77123/
Atwaale778/
Aedwala774/
Attwale772/
Oitwala772/
Atwallo772/
Gatwali772/
Ostwala771/
Atualai771/
Atwaily771/
Hadwala771/
Aatwale771/
Adwalla771/
Ahtwale771/
Athwali771/
Atwaler770/
Aathwale71159/
Hatualla714/
Adwailah711/
Aattwale711/
Atthwale711/
Athualla711/
Ostwalad711/
Heatwale710/
Adbala67317/
Advala67263/
Atwoli67100/
Adwale6752/
Adwali6739/
Otwali6735/
Aduala6721/
Atuola6712/
Odwala6712/
Edwala6710/
Etwalo679/
Gothwalia675/
Adwalo674/
Otwola673/
Atuale673/
Adwela673/
Otwale673/
Otwalo672/
Atwolo671/
Otuala671/

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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 Atwala
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