Okuolu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Okuolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okuolu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuolu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Okuolu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 45 percent reside, Ogun, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Okuolu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuolu9252/
Okuolou921/
Okolu91145/
Okcuoğlu862/
Okolus83578/
Okoilu83320/
Okolou8382/
Hokolu8314/
Okwolu838/
Oguolu836/
Okoliu834/
Okaulu834/
Okoulu834/
Okollu832/
Oukolu831/
Okoğlu831/
Okeulu831/
Akuolu831/
Okouholou8082/
Akwuolu7747/
Okoulou7713/
Okolusz7711/
Ozkoylu777/
Okhollu772/
Okoolou771/
Ekwuolu771/
Oskollu771/
Ekolu731,086/
Akolu73426/
Okalu73152/
Ukolu734/
Utkuoğlu7182/
Oshkolup7172/
Otcuoğlu7148/
Oukoulou7127/
Houkolou711/
Hokoulou711/
Ogcuoğlu711/
Ogbolu674,470/
Akwolu67269/
Ekollu67218/
Aguolu67178/
Ogualu6780/
Ekolau6741/
Ugbolu6725/
Ekeulu6721/
Akollu6716/
Gokalu6710/
Ouckoulou676/
O'Kalu676/
Akholu674/
Uguolu674/
Akolou673/
Ukoliu673/
Oekalu673/
Akkolu673/
Akaulu672/
Goukoulou672/
Akoolu671/
Okaalu671/
Okhalu671/
Eekolu671/
Otcuoğluu671/
Aekolu671/
Atkolu671/
Askolu671/
Utkolu671/
Akualu671/
Ugwolu671/
Akoulu671/
Okallu671/
Ogwolu671/
Okwalu671/

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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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  • 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 Okuolu
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