Olwata Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Olwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 258 | 1:151,315 | 13,388 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Olwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olwata has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 990,978th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Olwata occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwata reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 151,315. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Oyam District, where 45 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 18 percent are found and Otuke District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olbata | 83 | 291 | / |
| Alwata | 83 | 91 | / |
| Oluata | 83 | 80 | / |
| Olwate | 83 | 7 | / |
| Olwati | 83 | 3 | / |
| Olwato | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holwati | 77 | 18 | / |
| Alwatas | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alwatta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alwatah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Halwata | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olwathi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oulbata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houlbata | 71 | 17 | / |
| Alhwatat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulwater | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halwatta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwataid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galwatta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhwaita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ulbata | 67 | 610 | / |
| Alwati | 67 | 272 | / |
| Uluata | 67 | 204 | / |
| Alwato | 67 | 144 | / |
| Albata | 67 | 135 | / |
| Holwaster | 67 | 19 | / |
| Alwate | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ulwati | 67 | 7 | / |
| Elvata | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elweta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olvato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alvata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwoto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwaty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulvata | 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 Olwata
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis