Okwalinga Surname

105,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwalinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okwalinga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,4301:8,8121,510
England121:4,643,172139,951
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okwalinga (17) may also be a first name.

Okwalinga Last Name Facts

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

Okwalinga is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okwalinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwalinga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 105,310th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,638,756 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwalinga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okwalinga is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 4,430 people, or 1 in 8,812. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 21 percent reside, Serere District, where 21 percent reside and Kumi District, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Okwalinga occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwalingha9517/
Okwallinga952/
Okwaalinga952/
Okwalingat951/
Okwalnga946/
Akwalinga8962/
Ogwalinga8924/
Okwalenga891/
Okwalingi891/
Akwalingat8410/
Akwalingha842/
Okwalyngah841/
Okwelenga781/
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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 Okwalinga
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