Olwasi Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Olwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Olwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olwasi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olwasi.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olwasi is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Olwasi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Olwasi live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 95 percent reside and National Capital District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwahasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alwasi | 83 | 161 | / |
| Olwosi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Olwasa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Olwase | 83 | 2 | / |
| Elwasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olbasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elwassi | 77 | 138 | / |
| Alwashi | 77 | 90 | / |
| Alwasih | 77 | 76 | / |
| Alwaisi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Alwasyi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Alwassi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alwasai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olbaisi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olwachi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwassa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elwashi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwasie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elwasie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwahshi | 71 | 40 | / |
| Alwaissi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alwasiea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Golvashi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alwasais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ollbashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwuashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwasiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwhashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhwashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwahasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al'wassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olwasaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hollwasy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Olwage | 67 | 841 | / |
| Alwazi | 67 | 815 | / |
| Albasi | 67 | 320 | / |
| Alwahashi | 67 | 284 | / |
| Oluase | 67 | 35 | / |
| Alwasa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Alwaji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alwosi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alwagi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olwosy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aluasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olwezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alvasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olvazi | 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
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- 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 Olwasi
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