Olwalo Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4111:112,3609,560
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Olwalo Last Name Facts

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

Olwalo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olwalo is the 654,010th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwalo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 112,360. In Kenya Olwalo is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 43 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live and Kisumu County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Olwalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Olwalo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olwallo921/
Olwaalo921/
Alwalo83301/
Olwelo8311/
Elwalo836/
Olwala835/
Olualo831/
Olwalia777/
Golwalla7177/
Alwallgo711/
Holualoa711/
Alwala672,064/
Alwelo67205/
Hotelwala67199/
Oluala6735/
Ulwala6710/
Alvalo677/
Albalo676/
Alualo675/
Elwala675/
Olwola671/
Oluolo671/
Olbolo671/
Ulualo671/

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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 Olwalo
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