Olawo Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olawo (19) may also be a first name.

Olawo Last Name Facts

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

Olawo occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawo? popularity and diffusion

Olawo is the 924,083rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Olawo are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya Olawo is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 40 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 27 percent are found and Siaya County, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Olawo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaawo9157/
Olawou9151/
Olaiwo919/
Olauwo914/
Oliawo911/
Olawuo911/
Olyawo911/
Olaawoa831/
Olowo8020,220/
Alawo802,574/
Olavo80630/
Olawa80178/
Olabo80106/
Olewo807/
Elawo804/
Ollawa73181/
Oulabo7393/
Olowho7351/
Olaibo7334/
Olawad7329/
Allawo7328/
Oliabo7325/
Olowos7320/
Olouwo7316/
Oloowo7315/
Oluowo7314/
Alawou7312/
Olyabo738/
Olavuo738/
Olabou737/
Alahwo737/
Ojlowo737/
Olasuo737/
Halawo736/
Aliawo736/
Holavo736/
Holowo736/
Ollowo735/
Oelowo735/
Olowoy735/
Holabo734/
Ellawo734/
Olowou733/
Olaboy733/
Olawua733/
Olowoo733/
Olaewa733/
Olowuo733/
Alawoi732/
Olowoh732/
Alawho732/
Holawa732/
Olaywa731/
Olaiwa731/
Olowwo731/
Alhawo731/
Alaawo731/
Eliawo731/
Olaboi731/
Oleewo731/
Oulawa731/
Olohwo731/
Olojwo731/
Helawo731/
Oluiwo731/
Alawoo731/
Hollawood710/
Oulabou67961/
Oluowho67108/
Allawos6747/
Goilowo6730/
Holawat677/
Goulavo676/
Holaibo674/
Olasvuo673/
Galawou672/
Allawou672/
Allahwo672/
Galhawo671/
Aliawou671/
Ollawaa671/
Hollawa671/
Aliawot671/
Alawodd671/
Ojloowo671/
Olashuo671/
Oulahwa671/
Alyaawo671/
Olaywah671/
Houlabo671/
Holowoa670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olawo
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