Owalu Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Owalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Owalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owalu occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owalu? popularity and diffusion
Owalu is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. Owalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owalu reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda Owalu is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 33 percent are found, Amuria District, where 17 percent are found and Ngora District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 47 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owaulu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owwualu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owhalou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gowallu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awalu | 80 | 19,712 | / |
| Ewalu | 80 | 1,289 | / |
| Owolu | 80 | 225 | / |
| Obalu | 80 | 71 | / |
| Owelu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Uwalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwailou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Auwalu | 73 | 129,264 | / |
| Awwalu | 73 | 2,482 | / |
| Awalou | 73 | 1,648 | / |
| Hawalu | 73 | 415 | / |
| Ahwalu | 73 | 96 | / |
| Awualu | 73 | 85 | / |
| Awallu | 73 | 68 | / |
| Osualu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Awaulu | 73 | 60 | / |
| Owoilu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Awaliu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hewalu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aawalu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Awailu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Awaalu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owoolu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Govalu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awahlu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obalou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awalui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owollu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huwalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awalau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obailu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwwalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovalou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awalud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewaalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oywelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owolou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauwalu | 67 | 178 | / |
| Auwwalu | 67 | 109 | / |
| Awahalu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Auwallu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Awallou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hawaulu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hawalou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Auwaulu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Auwualu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Awailou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awwallu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oshualu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auwalou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Auwailu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obaillu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Govallu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawallu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoulou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awwalou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auwaliu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auwaalu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawwalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaslou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huuwalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawailu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaluu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwealu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaludd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovealau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovallus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awwaliu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwalud | 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 Owalu
- 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