Okolawon Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okolawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okolawon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Benin31:3,445,20177,822

Okolawon (11) may also be a first name.

Okolawon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okolawon is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okolawon? popularity and diffusion

Okolawon is the 1,931,261st most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Okolawon is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okolawon reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okolawon is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 39 percent reside, Ogun, where 36 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okolaawon941/
Okalawon88169/
Okelawon8872/
Okolawan8812/
Akolawon883/
Okolowon881/
Okolawun881/
Okaulawon823/
Okalahwon821/
Okalawan7512/
Okelawan755/
Akalawon752/
Okolowan751/
Ekalawan6334/
Okalabun637/
Akalawan631/
Akoulaban591/
Houkaloban561/
Ekalavan501/
Ukalavan501/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Okolawon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis