Olwo Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Olwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 633 | 1:61,673 | 7,105 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Olwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olwo occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 513,430th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Olwo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 61,673. In Uganda Olwo is primarily found in: Lira District, where 31 percent are found, Apac District, where 27 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 15 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwoo | 89 | 20 | / |
| Olwoh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Olwuo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Golwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oselwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Olwoth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olwood | 80 | 0 | / |
| Olwa | 75 | 4,092 | / |
| Oluo | 75 | 960 | / |
| Alwo | 75 | 64 | / |
| Olbo | 75 | 28 | / |
| Elwo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Olvo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Houlwoi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olwooch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olwoich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holwoop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holbo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Halwo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Holwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Olwaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Alwou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hollwood | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ouluo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olwua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alwoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ollwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooluo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ollvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olvod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojlvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goluo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gulwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oilvo | 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 Olwo
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