Olwalo Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Olwalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 411 | 1:112,360 | 9,560 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Olwalo Demographics
Olwalo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olwalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olwalo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. 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 prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. Olwalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwalo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Olwalo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 112,360. In Kenya it is most common in: Migori County, where 43 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live and Kisumu County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Olwalo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Olwalo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwallo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olwaalo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alwalo | 83 | 301 | / |
| Olwelo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Elwalo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Olwala | 83 | 5 | / |
| Olualo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olwalia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Golwalla | 71 | 77 | / |
| Alwallgo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holualoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwala | 67 | 2,064 | / |
| Alwelo | 67 | 205 | / |
| Hotelwala | 67 | 199 | / |
| Oluala | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ulwala | 67 | 10 | / |
| Alvalo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Albalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alualo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elwala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olwola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olbolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulualo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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