Okulwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okulwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okulwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okulwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Okulwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okulwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Okulwa is most common in: Manafwa District, where 50 percent live and Tororo District, where 50 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukulwa83118/
Akulwa838/
Okulva831/
Akulwad7723/
Hakulwa771/
Atkulwad7111/
Aakulwad718/
Utkulwad716/
Ahakulwa711/
Akulua6735/
Okolwo6714/
Akolwa678/
Okuluo674/
Huskulwad672/
Aakkulwad671/
Akhulwaya671/
Okolwe671/
Akulwe671/
Uthkulwad671/
Okhilua62460/
Akulvad621/
Akkulva621/
Husculwad531/
Okulvoich531/
Okolue50147/
Akulue5085/
Okoluo5027/
Ocolua501/
Akuluo501/
Akkulueova501/

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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 Okulwa
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