Olaghere Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Olaghere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaghere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Olaghere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olaghere occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaghere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Olaghere are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Olaghere is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 31 percent reside, Edo, where 27 percent reside and Kaduna, where 26 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olagere932/
Ologere8042/
Olagire8026/
Olageri8016/
Alagere808/
Olagera805/
Gallaghere781/
Golageri75599/
Holageri75248/
Holagire75135/
Golagire7567/
Alaghery758/
Halagere755/
Alageree751/
Ologuere751/
Alangere751/
Oulagire751/
Hoolageri7123/
Halagiere7112/
Gollageri713/
Hollageri713/
Allaghery711/
Olaguirre711/
Alageri67152/
Alagire6755/
Ologera672/
Gallagherj672/
Allagherry671/
Olagira671/
Olagiri671/
Ologeri671/

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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 Olaghere
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