Olwale Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Olwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Olwale (39) may also be a first name.
Olwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olwale occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olwale.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Olwale is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwale live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olwale is also the 1,637,361st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Olwale is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 25 percent are found, Oyo, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwal | 91 | 1,216 | / |
| Alwale | 83 | 67 | / |
| Olwole | 83 | 42 | / |
| Olwali | 83 | 15 | / |
| Oluale | 83 | 8 | / |
| Olwala | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ohlwailer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hulwale | 77 | 157 | / |
| Halwale | 77 | 48 | / |
| Alwalee | 77 | 8 | / |
| Olwalia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Holwald | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olwuole | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olwwole | 77 | 3 | / |
| Golwaal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olvalle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alwhale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oslwalt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwalet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olvalez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwalii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwaile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwayle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oluhale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwal | 73 | 617 | / |
| Olwol | 73 | 539 | / |
| Olual | 73 | 5 | / |
| Olbal | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olweiler | 71 | 76 | / |
| Olwoyele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alwoyale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Halwalie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olwyiole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olvalles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goulwaal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hotlvale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oselwalt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwali | 67 | 7,405 | / |
| Elwali | 67 | 3,245 | / |
| Alwala | 67 | 2,064 | / |
| Elwaly | 67 | 901 | / |
| Ohlweiler | 67 | 878 | / |
| Alwaly | 67 | 382 | / |
| Ollweiler | 67 | 51 | / |
| Oluole | 67 | 40 | / |
| Oluala | 67 | 35 | / |
| Alwall | 67 | 21 | / |
| Golval | 67 | 21 | / |
| Alwail | 67 | 16 | / |
| Halwal | 67 | 12 | / |
| Alwaal | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ulwala | 67 | 10 | / |
| Alvale | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olhweiler | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olwoli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olvall | 67 | 3 | / |
| Albale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Allwal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holweiler | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohlvaller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alweal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhwal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elvale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwolt | 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 Olwale
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