Olwanda Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4171:110,7439,462
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Olwanda (32) may also be a first name.

Olwanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olwanda is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olwanda.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olwanda is the 689,921st most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwanda live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 32 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 110,743. In Kenya Olwanda is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 47 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Busia County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Olwanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Olwanda last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olwandah931/
Olwande86686/
Alwanda86141/
Elwanda8625/
Oluanda863/
Galwanda806/
Alwandah801/
Oulwande801/
Alwandi7143/
Elvanda7140/
Albanda7128/
Alvanda7126/
Alwandy7125/
Ulvanda7122/
Aluanda7114/
Oluande717/
Alwande712/
Olvando711/
Albandea67125/
Golvandi6733/
Halwando6730/
Halwande672/
Olvander671/
Galwande671/

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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 Olwanda
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