Laolu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Laolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
England11:55,718,059489,080

Laolu (591) may also be a first name.

Laolu Last Name Facts

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

Laolu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Laolu is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Laolu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Laolu is also the 344,079th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 591 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 62 percent reside, Ogun, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Laolu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 45 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liaolu9192/
Laoliu9110/
Laolou914/
Laholu914/
Laoulu911/
Laolus910/
Liaoliu83274/
Laouliu833/
Laoulou832/
Lajolou831/
Laiolou831/
Lahoulou7728/
La'ulu7345/
Lohalu7333/
Loalou737/
Loiolu731/
Lauulu731/
Lojulu731/
Loualou67667/
Loğoğlu67538/
Lohhalu671/
Layaelu671/
Liohalu671/
Loalgou671/
Loualoup6243/
Lohoulou621/
Louhuilou571/

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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 Laolu
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