Walwo Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Walwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 180 | 1:216,885 | 16,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Walwo (22) may also be a first name.
Walwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walwo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walwo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,206,588th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name Walwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Walwo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Walwo is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 22 people.
Walwo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 216,885. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Nakasongola District, where 39 percent reside, Buyende District, where 14 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Walwo
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