Olewa Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya931:496,55825,459
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Olewa (133) may also be a first name.

Olewa Last Name Facts

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

Olewa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Olewa are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Olewa is also the 804,402nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 133 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya Olewa is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 87 percent live, Kakamega County, where 4 percent live and Kericho County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Olewa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holewa911,723/
Olewai9114/
Olaewa913/
Oleuwa913/
Hollewa8334/
Holeway8317/
Goulewa831/
Goleway830/
Elewa8018,429/
Oliwa803,100/
Olewe801,517/
Alewa801,450/
Olawa80178/
Oleva80123/
Oleba8095/
Olewi8011/
Olywa8010/
Olewo807/
Ulewa804/
Olewy801/
Holleway7753/
Holieway7712/
Holeaway772/
Houlewai771/
Golleway770/
Goleva733,792/
Eleiwa731,071/
Holeva731,025/
Elewah73772/
Aleiwa73487/
Olejua73461/
Eleawa73252/
Oliewo73203/
Ellewa73184/
Ollawa73181/
Elewaa73153/
Helewa73138/
Aliewa7399/
Halewa7390/
Olieva7389/
Aleywa7386/
Oleweh7369/
Olivea7360/
Oloeva7353/
Oluiwa7350/
Eleuwa7349/
Olaeva7345/
Alewad7339/
Eleywa7337/
Oleeva7337/
Oleiwi7326/
Elewai7316/
Alewai7310/
Gulewa7310/
Ulewad738/
Holiwa738/
Allewa737/
Aleïwa736/
Otleva735/
Alewah734/
Ulewea733/
Olowah733/
Olawua733/
Olowaa733/
Aleawa733/
Olewiy733/
Holeba733/
Aelewa732/
Oleavy732/
Olewis732/
Oleiva732/
Olevas732/
Holawa732/
Oliewe732/
Eliewa732/
Olleva731/
Oleiba731/
Olaway731/
Oleavi731/
Alaewa731/
Olebea731/
Aleuwa731/
Oliway731/
Holöwa731/
Oloywa731/
Oulawa731/
Ouleba731/
Osleva731/
Olevah731/
Olevay731/
Oleewo731/
Olejwo731/
Eleway731/
Eleïwa731/
Alehwa731/
Olaiwa731/
Oliwah731/
Olewey731/
Aleway731/
Olaywa731/
Alewaa731/
Eleewa731/
Olewer730/
Elewha730/
Holleyway710/
Holaway67584/
Oliveau67418/
Holevas67280/
Oulevay67272/
Holoway67249/
Eliewah67199/
Alleway67179/
Holiway67176/
Ellewaa67122/
Olloway6778/
Ullewad6752/
Elleway6751/
Oliwaya6736/
Goleeva6731/
Gouleva6725/
Aalewad6724/
Hohleva6724/
Hulewat6721/
O'Lewis6721/
Galeiwa6717/
Haleiwa6713/
Helewai6713/
Guleiwa6712/
Olyaeva6711/
Otlewis6711/
Halewat679/
Holaeva676/
Olaiwaj676/
Hellewa675/
Holeava674/
Allaewa674/
Eleiwah674/
Holoeva674/
Holeeva674/
Aleywat673/
Holleva673/
Galeway673/
Olejuas673/
Ollaway672/
Allewad672/
Alewais672/
Oleavey672/
Halewai672/
Oliveas672/
Olichwa672/
Ogliewe671/
Ollawaa671/
Osleeva671/
Oleavis671/
Oleshva671/
Olesvay671/
Olhavea671/
Holowai671/
Holieva671/
Hollawa671/
Eeleiwa671/
Golehva671/
A'Leiwa671/
Ahlewat671/
Alehwas671/
Houliwa671/
Hoyleva671/
Oulawai671/
Goliwah671/
Allewat671/
Alieway671/
Oulahwa671/
Olaywah671/
Heleiwa671/
Oleabhe671/
Alewaya671/
Allewaa671/
O'Leavy670/
Oleaves670/
Haleway670/
Oleaver670/
Holliwa670/
Golevay670/
Olliway670/
Holyway670/

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