Okwala Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Okwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Okwala (14) may also be a first name.
Okwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwala is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okwala is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Okwala are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Okwala is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Okwala is most common in: Pallisa District, where 35 percent live, Serere District, where 23 percent live and Oyam District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwalaj | 92 | 8 | / |
| Okwaala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwale | 83 | 564 | / |
| Akwala | 83 | 350 | / |
| Okwalo | 83 | 259 | / |
| Ekwala | 83 | 178 | / |
| Okwali | 83 | 165 | / |
| Ogwala | 83 | 111 | / |
| Ocwala | 83 | 84 | / |
| Okuala | 83 | 46 | / |
| Okwela | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okwola | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ukwala | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ekwalla | 77 | 1,367 | / |
| Ongwala | 77 | 315 | / |
| Akwalia | 77 | 26 | / |
| Okwalet | 77 | 21 | / |
| Okwuola | 77 | 8 | / |
| Okwaale | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okualea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwuali | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekweala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogwalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwalah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oskuala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gukwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unkwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwoila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwuala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwalle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwally | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okualia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gakwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hankwala | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ekwallla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okouhala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwaalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwaalaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwoli | 67 | 2,083 | / |
| Ogwola | 67 | 1,258 | / |
| Ogbala | 67 | 668 | / |
| Ogwale | 67 | 583 | / |
| Ogwali | 67 | 570 | / |
| Akwale | 67 | 319 | / |
| Okuola | 67 | 266 | / |
| Ogwela | 67 | 199 | / |
| Ekwela | 67 | 190 | / |
| Agwala | 67 | 180 | / |
| Akwali | 67 | 151 | / |
| Ugwala | 67 | 107 | / |
| Oguala | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ekwalo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Akwela | 67 | 54 | / |
| Egwala | 67 | 48 | / |
| Akuala | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ogwalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Akwola | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akwalo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okwoly | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okwelo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okwole | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ocwalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Acwala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogvala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukwola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuali | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekuala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ucwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukhwalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwale | 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 Okwala
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