Okalawa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Okalawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Okalawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okalawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okalawa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okalawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okalawa is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okalawa reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Okalawa is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 50 percent reside and Tororo District, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akalawa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Okolawa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ekalawa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okalawy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okalawo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okelawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okalabea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ekalawaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akalawad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekalaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okalawoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekhalaway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akkalawad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aakalawad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okelawo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Akalawe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Okolawo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ekalava | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okolowa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okalova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okolaba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Okalowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akalawo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akelawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ukalaba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aakkalawad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akalawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekalewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Callaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okalabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekalavay | 67 | 283 | / |
| Akalavad | 67 | 218 | / |
| Okhalova | 67 | 56 | / |
| Akalaeva | 67 | 53 | / |
| Akelawai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oskalova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akelaway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okolabah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akalavay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hokalabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukalavaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaliabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okalyova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okolowwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oekelewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akalawei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkalaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aquelawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekalavah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukalavat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okalawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis