Oluswa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Oluswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oluwa | 91 | 6,669 | / |
| Oluiwa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Oluwah | 83 | 39 | / |
| Olhuwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Olusua | 83 | 14 | / |
| Oluwaa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Oluhwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Oluuwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Olouwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oluway | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oluwua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oleuwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oiluwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oluwha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oluwwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oluwga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oliuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holuwah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Olohuwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Galuswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Golluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haluswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olausba | 77 | 0 | / |
| Holuway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Aluwa | 73 | 2,795 | / |
| Oluwo | 73 | 2,643 | / |
| Oluba | 73 | 1,649 | / |
| Oluva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houlouwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Oluwauyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oluwaaja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goulouwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oluchwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holluway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haluwa | 67 | 583 | / |
| Alouwa | 67 | 456 | / |
| Aliswa | 67 | 316 | / |
| Holuba | 67 | 215 | / |
| Olouba | 67 | 207 | / |
| Olubai | 67 | 114 | / |
| Aliuwa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Olouwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aluwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eliswa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oluwuo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olosua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alluwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alauwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aluiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olauwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oluwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olyuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Euluwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oluwoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olowaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goluva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oluuba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olubaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hollosway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alusua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olusui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olisua | 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 Oluswa
- 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