Ewalu Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ewalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ewalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1611:33,6264,492
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ewalu (18) may also be a first name.

Ewalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ewalu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 295,816th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,653,643 people. Ewalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ewalu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ewalu is also the 2,608,198th most common forename internationally, held by 18 people.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,161 people, or 1 in 33,626. In Uganda Ewalu is primarily found in: Soroti District, where 29 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 25 percent reside and Amuria District, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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Eswalu9146/
Hewalu9123/
Ewaalu911/
Echwalu839/
Awalu8019,712/
Evalu801,102/
Ebalu80874/
Ewelu80381/
Owalu80234/
Ewolu80218/
Iwalu8071/
Awwalu732,482/
Hawalu73415/
Ahwalu7396/
Awualu7385/
Awallu7368/
Awaulu7360/
Awaliu7327/
Aawalu7316/
Awailu7315/
Evalus7310/
Ebailu7310/
Aiwalu739/
Iwalut736/
Awaalu735/
Awahlu734/
Awalui734/
Ibealu733/
Ewolou733/
Evalou732/
Awalau732/
Aywalu732/
Iswalu731/
Owaulu731/
Awaluy731/
Iwualu731/
Hebalu731/
Ewoulou67138/
Awahalu6787/
Evalius6738/
Hawaulu6738/
Awailou677/
Awwallu677/
Hawallu673/
Ibealiu673/
Jeevalu672/
Ovealau671/
Owhalou671/
Evalahu671/
Ahwalou671/
Hawailu671/
Hawalui671/
Awwaliu671/
Aawallu671/
Hawwalu671/
Owwualu671/

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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
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  • 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 Ewalu
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