Olwande Surname
Approximately 686 people bear this surname
Olwande Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 666 | 1:69,339 | 6,598 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Olwande (104) may also be a first name.
Olwande Demographics
Olwande Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olwande Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwande Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olwande is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwande? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 484,676th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. The last name Olwande is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olwande reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 925,156th most frequently used first name globally, held by 104 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 666 people, or 1 in 69,339. In Kenya Olwande is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 35 percent live, Nairobi County, where 30 percent live and Kisumu County, where 18 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Olwande Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Olwande last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oulwande | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olwanda | 86 | 429 | / |
| Oluande | 86 | 7 | / |
| Elwande | 86 | 6 | / |
| Alwande | 86 | 2 | / |
| Helwande | 80 | 4 | / |
| Halwande | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olvander | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galwande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allwander | 75 | 14 | / |
| Holvander | 75 | 12 | / |
| Alwanda | 71 | 141 | / |
| Alwandi | 71 | 43 | / |
| Alwandy | 71 | 25 | / |
| Alvande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Elwandi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Elvande | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aluande | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oluanda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Haselwande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Albande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haselwander | 67 | 517 | / |
| Albandea | 67 | 125 | / |
| Helvande | 67 | 72 | / |
| Golvandi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Haßelwander | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ulvander | 67 | 9 | / |
| Helwandi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Halvande | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ölvander | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alvander | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alhbande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwanndi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluander | 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 Olwande
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