Olwak Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Olwak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olwak is most common in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Olwak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Olwak is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olwak live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Agago District, where 80 percent reside, Abim District, where 5 percent reside and Kotido District, where 5 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Olwak
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