Oluswa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oluswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Oluswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluswa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluswa? popularity and diffusion

Oluswa is the 5,391,485th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oluswa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Oluswa is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 75 percent are found and Busia District, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Oluswa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluwa916,669/
Oluiwa8350/
Oluwah8339/
Olhuwa8320/
Olusua8314/
Oluwaa8314/
Oluhwa8311/
Oluuwa837/
Olouwa836/
Oluway836/
Oluwua834/
Oleuwa833/
Oiluwa833/
Oluwha832/
Oluwwa832/
Oluwga831/
Oliuwa831/
Holuwah779/
Olohuwa773/
Galuswa772/
Golluwa771/
Haluswa771/
Olausba770/
Holuway770/
Aluwa732,795/
Oluwo732,643/
Oluba731,649/
Oluva731/
Houlouwa7122/
Oluwauyi713/
Oluwaaja713/
Goulouwa712/
Oluchwat711/
Holluway710/
Haluwa67583/
Alouwa67456/
Aliswa67316/
Holuba67215/
Olouba67207/
Olubai67114/
Aliuwa6750/
Olouwo6716/
Aluwai6714/
Eliswa6710/
Oluwuo679/
Olosua677/
Alluwa677/
Alauwa676/
Aluiwa676/
Olauwo674/
Oluwei674/
Olyuba674/
Euluwa673/
Oluwoo673/
Olowaa673/
Goluva672/
Oluuba672/
Olubaa672/
Hollosway671/
Aleuwa671/
Alusua671/
Oluiwo671/
Oluwoy671/
Aluwua671/
Aluwau671/
Oluvai671/
Olubay671/
Oluiba671/
Olusui671/
Olisua671/

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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 Oluswa
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