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 last name Okuolu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Okuolu 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.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 45 percent reside, Ogun, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists 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
  • 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 Okuolu
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