Okwalo Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1931:239,27416,651
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Okwalo Last Name Facts

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

Okwalo is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwalo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Okwalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwalo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 239,274. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Busia County, where 37 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Okwalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okwalo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwalo8373/
Okwala8342/
Ogwalo8323/
Akwalo8310/
Okwelo839/
Ocwalo834/
Okwolo832/
Oukhwalou801/
Ekwealo7732/
Ogwallo776/
Ekwaelo775/
Okwohlo772/
Ekwualo772/
Akwalos772/
Okwuilo771/
Ekwallo771/
Okwaala771/
Okwuelo771/
Okwuolo771/
Ekwealuo7121/
Ekwealou713/
Akwealuo712/
Agwalo67421/
Akwala67350/
Ekwala67178/
Ogwala67111/
Ocwala6784/
Okuala6746/
Ogwolo6740/
Ekwolo6719/
Okwela6718/
Ogbalo678/
Okwola678/
Akwelo676/
Ukwala676/
Okuolo676/
Ogwelo674/
Ekwelo673/
Ekualo671/
Akwolo671/
Akualo671/
Acwalo671/

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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
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  • 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 Okwalo
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