Olwa Surname
Approximately 4,092 people bear this surname
Olwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,881 | 1:10,059 | 1,715 |
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Olwa (53) may also be a first name.
Olwa Demographics
Olwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olwa is the 113,107th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,780,925 people. The last name Olwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 53 people.
The last name Olwa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,881 people, or 1 in 10,059. In Uganda Olwa is primarily found in: Oyam District, where 30 percent are found, Kole District, where 18 percent are found and Lira District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Olwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwai | 89 | 22 | / |
| Olway | 89 | 21 | / |
| Holwa | 89 | 20 | / |
| Olwaa | 89 | 14 | / |
| Olwua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Olwah | 89 | 3 | / |
| Olwas | 89 | 2 | / |
| Olwea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oilwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ollwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oulwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Olwha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Holway | 80 | 1,105 | / |
| Holwas | 80 | 33 | / |
| Olwaja | 80 | 15 | / |
| Goolwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ollway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hollwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olwach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Outlwa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Alwa | 75 | 8,973 | / |
| Olua | 75 | 2,768 | / |
| Elwa | 75 | 1,026 | / |
| Olwo | 75 | 636 | / |
| Olba | 75 | 375 | / |
| Olwe | 75 | 354 | / |
| Olva | 75 | 301 | / |
| Olwi | 75 | 295 | / |
| Olwy | 75 | 278 | / |
| Ulwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hollway | 73 | 514 | / |
| Hollwah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hoolway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Holwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houlwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gollway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Helwa | 67 | 7,700 | / |
| Halwa | 67 | 2,313 | / |
| Alway | 67 | 1,292 | / |
| Holba | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Olvea | 67 | 751 | / |
| Ollua | 67 | 418 | / |
| Alwai | 67 | 385 | / |
| Elway | 67 | 371 | / |
| Alwah | 67 | 295 | / |
| Olwii | 67 | 141 | / |
| Olwee | 67 | 127 | / |
| Hulwa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Holva | 67 | 87 | / |
| Elwai | 67 | 61 | / |
| Alhwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Elwau | 67 | 54 | / |
| Utlwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Golva | 67 | 31 | / |
| Holwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oluas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Olwoo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Golua | 67 | 19 | / |
| Elwaa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Alwau | 67 | 18 | / |
| Olvah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aalwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Olwet | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ollva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Olvas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oilva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Holua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olwoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Allwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oluaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oulba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehlwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ollwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elhwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ulwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oliua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olbea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olwuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ellwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oolua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eulwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oelwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olvad | 67 | 0 | / |
| Alwea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Olwa
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