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
The last name Owalu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owalu.
How Common Is The Last Name Owalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owalu is the 1,064,392nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owalu live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 33 percent reside, Amuria District, where 17 percent reside and Ngora District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 47 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
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
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