Olangwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Olangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Olangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olangwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olangwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olangwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olangwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Olangwa is most prevalent in: Busia District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olagwa | 92 | 36 | / |
| Elangwa | 86 | 115 | / |
| Alangwa | 86 | 100 | / |
| Olangua | 86 | 74 | / |
| Olagway | 86 | 13 | / |
| Olongwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Olangba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Olangbay | 80 | 7 | / |
| Holongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olankwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otlaatingwa | 78 | 17 | / |
| Alagwa | 77 | 530 | / |
| Olagba | 77 | 177 | / |
| Ologwa | 77 | 171 | / |
| Olakwa | 77 | 43 | / |
| Olagua | 77 | 30 | / |
| Olagwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alangba | 71 | 558 | / |
| Olangue | 71 | 387 | / |
| Oliagba | 71 | 78 | / |
| Alangua | 71 | 63 | / |
| Galagwa | 71 | 55 | / |
| Olagbay | 71 | 41 | / |
| Alongwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Alagwua | 71 | 11 | / |
| Olaagba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olaguay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olonkwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olangui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ologwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olangbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olangbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olagbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olasgua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halasingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elangwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alangva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alagwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alangwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allangba | 67 | 7,407 | / |
| Aliangua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oloungba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aliagwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaghwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleankwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elanguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halangua | 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 Olangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis