Owalo Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Uganda621:629,66632,895
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owalo (38) may also be a first name.

Owalo Last Name Facts

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

Owalo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owalo reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Owalo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya Owalo is most common in: Siaya County, where 72 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 8 percent live and Kisumu County, where 8 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Owalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouwalo9174/
Owallo919/
Owaalo914/
Owailo913/
Owalio912/
Owaulo911/
Owealo911/
Owhalou831/
Owolo801,773/
Owala801,420/
Awalo801,116/
Obalo80974/
Ovalo80491/
Ewalo80314/
Owelo80169/
Uwalo805/
Ouwailou7714/
Awalou731,648/
Owalla73598/
Owholo73399/
Owuala73328/
Oballo73242/
Uwailo73201/
Awaelo73137/
Auwalo73122/
Obaulo7395/
Ovallo7390/
Ojwala7373/
Owollo7364/
Owhala7353/
Owello7349/
Obalio7331/
Hewalo7322/
Awaloi7319/
Awallo7317/
Awealo7312/
Ovalos738/
Obailo738/
Howelo736/
Howala736/
Howolo735/
Obaloh735/
Oiwelo735/
Uowolo734/
Awailo734/
Hawalo734/
Obalou734/
Obaluo733/
Oowolo733/
Ojwolo732/
Aswalo732/
Owolio732/
Obaalo732/
Owalia731/
Govalo731/
Huwalo731/
Owoulo731/
Osualo731/
Owoelo731/
Awaloo731/
Owoloa731/
Oweala731/
Howało731/
Owalha731/
Ouwala731/
Ovalou731/
Owelio731/
Owoloi731/
Owolou731/
Owolyo731/
Awalio731/
Obaloo731/
Ohwolo731/
Awaslo731/
Owoloh731/
Oubalo731/
Osvalo731/
Hovalo731/
Ovallos673,381/
Gouwala6793/
Awaeloh6744/
Awallou6741/
Govallo6735/
Hawalou6727/
Owouloh6715/
Hovallo6715/
Gowaala6710/
Goowala6710/
Gowwala6710/
Owallah677/
Awailou677/
Hewallo675/
Hauwalo675/
Auwalou675/
Owualaa673/
Awalloo673/
Owoulou673/
Awwalou672/
Ouwaila672/
Govaloo672/
Oswalia671/
Houwolo671/
Hovalot671/
Howalha671/
Gawalio671/
Gowalah671/
Goweala671/
Oswuala671/
Oshualo671/
Owuoloh671/
Owolioe671/
Owualia671/
Houwala671/
Ouwalla671/
Ovalios671/
Govalio671/
Ahwalou671/
Awaslou671/
Ojwalla671/
Owallas671/

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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 Owalo
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