Olwala Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Olwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Olwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olwala occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwala are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 33 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 33 percent are found and Siaya County, where 33 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwalia | 92 | 7 | / |
| Golwalla | 86 | 77 | / |
| Alwala | 83 | 2,064 | / |
| Olwalo | 83 | 461 | / |
| Olwale | 83 | 41 | / |
| Oluala | 83 | 35 | / |
| Olwali | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ulwala | 83 | 10 | / |
| Elwala | 83 | 5 | / |
| Olwola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hotelwala | 80 | 199 | / |
| Halwala | 77 | 312 | / |
| Holbala | 77 | 297 | / |
| Alwalah | 77 | 291 | / |
| Alwasla | 77 | 47 | / |
| Golvala | 77 | 22 | / |
| Allwala | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alwalia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alwalaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alwaala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alwalai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gulwala | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olwaalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwalii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwallo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holballa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Allwalla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alwaalah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwhalat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwailia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hollbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holualoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwali | 67 | 7,405 | / |
| Albala | 67 | 1,617 | / |
| Alvala | 67 | 892 | / |
| Alwaly | 67 | 382 | / |
| Alwalo | 67 | 301 | / |
| Alwale | 67 | 67 | / |
| Elwela | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ulvala | 67 | 43 | / |
| Olwole | 67 | 42 | / |
| Oluola | 67 | 42 | / |
| Alwela | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ulbala | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olwelo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oluale | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elwalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aluala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olwoli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elvala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olvela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahlwwalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olualo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohlwailer | 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
- 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 Olwala
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