Olwedo Surname
Approximately 449 people bear this surname
Olwedo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 438 | 1:89,131 | 9,276 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
Olwedo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwedo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olwedo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwedo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 667,223rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. Olwedo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwedo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 89,131. In Uganda Olwedo is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 36 percent are found, Amuru District, where 27 percent are found and Nwoya District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwedo | 83 | 5,030 | / |
| Oluedo | 83 | 177 | / |
| Olbedo | 83 | 102 | / |
| Olvedo | 83 | 92 | / |
| Olwodo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olwido | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olwado | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olviedo | 77 | 25 | / |
| Oluedoh | 77 | 18 | / |
| Alweddo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Holweda | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olueddo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwedoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olvido | 67 | 3,642 | / |
| Olveda | 67 | 2,975 | / |
| Olbido | 67 | 183 | / |
| Alwodo | 67 | 126 | / |
| Alwido | 67 | 124 | / |
| Aluedo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Olbeda | 67 | 33 | / |
| Albedo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Alwado | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alvedo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alweda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oluido | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elwido | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olvado | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olueda | 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 Olwedo
- 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