Okanlawon Surname

34,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okanlawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okanlawon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,7191:12,0351,236
England1441:386,93126,993
Benin1341:77,1319,191
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Okanlawon (2,198) may also be a first name.

Okanlawon Last Name Facts

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

Okanlawon occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okanlawon? popularity and diffusion

Okanlawon is the 34,873rd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 479,981 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okanlawon reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 159,686th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 2,198 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14,719 people, or 1 in 12,035. In Nigeria Okanlawon is primarily found in: Oyo, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Ogun, where 18 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Okanlawon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okanlawon last name is primarily Christian (59%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okanlawon surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Okanlawon earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,365 USD per year.

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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
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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 Okanlawon
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