Omalwa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omalwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Omalwa Demographics

Omalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Omalwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Omalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Omalwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Omalwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omalwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omalwa is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omalwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Omalwa is mostly found in: Kiryandongo District, where 57 percent are found, Amudat District, where 7 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 42 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Omalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oumalwa921/
Amalwa83438/
Omalua839/
Emalwa831/
Hamalwa771,762/
Amalwaa774/
Aamalwad711/
Hamalwah711/
Omoilewa711/
Emalwo6721/
Amalba679/
Amolwa676/
Amalua673/
Omolwo672/
Omalbi671/
Amalva671/
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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 Omalwa
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