Okwale Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4881:79,9998,577
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Okwale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwale is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okwale is the 562,135th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name Okwale is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okwale live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Okwale is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 79,999. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mukono District, where 19 percent live, Buikwe District, where 19 percent live and Bugiri District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Okwale Last Name Statistics demography

Okwale earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwalet9221/
Okwaale926/
Okwalle921/
Okwaley921/
Okwal9124/
Ekwale83591/
Ogwale83583/
Okwele83463/
Akwale83319/
Okwali83165/
Okwala8342/
Okwole836/
Okuale832/
Gokwal831/
Okwile831/
Ukwale831/
Akhwale77825/
Okwuole7749/
Ekwalle7739/
Okwalaj778/
Akwalhe776/
Akwaale775/
Ekwaley774/
Okualea774/
Oegwale773/
Ogweale773/
Okwuali773/
Ogwalet772/
Okwaala771/
Ogwuale771/
Gogwale771/
Ekwaleh771/
Âkwalle771/
Ogwalee771/
Okwuele771/
Ogwaele771/
Ankwale771/
Okwolie771/
Ogkwele771/
Okweley771/
Okweele771/
Okwally771/
Eckwale770/
Ogwal7343,025/
Akwal73251/
Okwol731/
Hockwalt7150/
Hockwald7126/
Oykewole712/
Okwuyali711/
Okwueleh711/
Okwoli672,083/
Ekwele67858/
Ogwali67570/
Akwele67444/
Agwale67414/
Akwala67350/
Ogbale67314/
Akwali67151/
Ogwala67111/
Ocwala6784/
Ogwole6764/
Egwale6760/
Okuala6746/
Ogwele6740/
Okweli6737/
Ekwali6730/
Akwall6710/
Okwoly679/
Okwola678/
Oguale677/
Ukwala676/
Akhwal675/
Okwelehie675/
Okuali673/
Ogwaal673/
Ekwole673/
Ongwal673/
Akwajiole673/
Okuele672/
Ekuale672/
Ugwale672/
Akwatille672/
Akuale671/
Akwile671/
Okwoll671/
Hogwaller671/
Gokual671/
Akwaal671/
Ogwall671/
Atkwal671/
Okuole671/
Akwole671/

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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 Okwale
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