Olwak Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olwak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olwak Last Name Facts

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

Olwak is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olwak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname 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.

The last name Olwak is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Agago District, where 80 percent live, Abim District, where 5 percent live and Kotido District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golwak911/
Holwack832/
Alwak8037/
Olbak8015/
Olwok805/
Elwak802/
Ulwak801/
Holbak7340/
Helwak7339/
Alwack739/
Oluake734/
Olback732/
Olwoke731/
Golwaq731/
Holvak731/
Holwag730/
Holback67315/
Ohlback6725/
Holvaks674/
Holwoks672/
Holbakh671/
Halwaks671/
Holbaik671/
Holvack670/
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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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