Jolaolu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jolaolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jolaolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England31:18,572,686338,250

Jolaolu (107) may also be a first name.

Jolaolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jolaolu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jolaolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jolaolu is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Jolaolu reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 107 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 43 percent are found, Lagos, where 34 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solaolu868/
Jalahoulu7512/
Hollaoğlu7511/
Halaoğlu677/
Salauolu672/
Halaolou672/
Salhaoğlu631/
Sallahoğlu5963/
Salaholou501/
Haloallou501/

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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
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  • 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 Jolaolu
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