Dwalo Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Dwalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwalo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dwalo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya Dwalo is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 85 percent live, Migori County, where 7 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.

Dwalo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwallo9119/
Twalo801,490/
Dwala80649/
Dualo8080/
Dwolo809/
Duallo731,461/
Dualos73311/
Dvalos73270/
Thwalo73136/
Twaelo7339/
Dualoi734/
Dualio733/
Twailo732/
Dualeo732/
Twaalo732/
Dwalla732/
Dhwala732/
Duaslo731/
Dualoo731/
Dwalia731/
Twhalo731/
Dwaula731/
Dwayla731/
Dwaala731/
Twalyo731/
Twaloo731/
Twallo731/
Twalio731/
Dwallah6744/
Duhaylo6722/
Duallio676/
Duallos671/
Dwaulah671/
Dwaylia671/
Dåvalos671/

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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 Dwalo
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