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
Walwo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,206,588th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Walwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Walwo are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Walwo is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 216,885. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Nakasongola District, where 39 percent are found, Buyende District, where 14 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
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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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