Odwala Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Odwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odwala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Odwala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Odwala reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 70 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 10 percent reside and Busia District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odwalla921/
Goodwala863/
Oduala83443/
Odwali8381/
Otwala8376/
Adwala8348/
Udwala8323/
Odwola8312/
Edwala8310/
Odwalo838/
Odwale835/
Odwela831/
Gudwala775/
Odwallo775/
Aedwala774/
Godvala774/
Oitwala772/
Ostwala771/
Udwuala771/
Adwalla771/
Goduala771/
Hadwala771/
Goodwale714/
Ostwalad711/
Adwailah711/
Oduola679,442/
Adbala67317/
Advala67263/
Oduali6792/
Uduala6788/
Oduale6778/
Adwale6752/
Adwali6739/
Eduala6737/
Odwoli6736/
Otwali6735/
Atwala6728/
Udvala6727/
Aduala6721/
Gothwalia675/
Adwalo674/
Edvala674/
Odualo673/
Otwola673/
Odwole673/
Adwela673/
Otwale673/
Odbola672/
Otwalo672/
Otuala671/
Oudballah671/
Oduela671/
Etwala671/

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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 Odwala
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