Olaitan Surname

23,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria22,5041:7,872898
England2081:267,87521,171
Benin1811:57,1037,085
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Togo91:805,3086,372
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

The alternate forms: Olaïtan (47) & Olaîtan (16) are calculated separately.

Olaitan (34,202) may also be a first name.

Olaitan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olaitan (Hindi: ओलाइतन) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Olaïtan or Olaîtan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaitan? popularity and diffusion

Olaitan is the 23,474th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 315,875 people. The last name Olaitan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olaitan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 25,162nd most common first name at a global level, held by 34,202 people.

The last name Olaitan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 22,504 people, or 1 in 7,872. In Nigeria Olaitan is most frequent in: Lagos, where 26 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Ogun, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Olaitan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Olaitan last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olaitan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Olaitan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.33% less than the national average, earning R 18,228 per year and in United States they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $38,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaïtan9547/
Olaîtan9516/
Olayitan93269/
Olajitan9374/
Olaitain934/
Olaitann933/
Olaittan933/
Oolaitan932/
Olaiatan932/
Olaiitan932/
Olaithan932/
Olaietan931/
Olaitaan931/
Otlaitan931/
Olitan921,536/
Olatan92387/
Oluitan86200/
Olaiton86117/
Alaitan8633/
Oliatan8622/
Olaetan8619/
Olautan869/
Oloitan866/
Olaitam866/
Olaytan864/
Olatain864/
Oilatan864/
Golatan862/
Olietan861/
Oleitan861/
Olattan861/
Holatan860/
Alaithan80648/
Olujitan80185/
Oluyitan80175/
Allaitan8038/
Olithant8037/
Olayiton8026/
Olayetan807/
Olajutan801/
Alayitan801/
Olaitoun801/
Olahatan801/
Golattan800/
Holistan800/
Alatan771,309/
Ulatan771,192/
Alitan77115/
Elatan7759/
Elitan7751/
Ulitan7730/
Oletan7716/
Olaton772/
Oliton772/
Olytan771/
Olitam771/
Gulaitaan751/
Gollithan750/
Galatan711,085/
Oluetan71318/
Galitan71233/
Alitane71222/
Ulaştan71174/
Oloutan71104/
Ellitan7163/
Halatan7144/
Aliatan7137/
Atlatan7135/
Ulatain7129/
Allatan7124/
Alatang7122/
Alistan7118/
Olatoun7118/
Alhatan7116/
Holaton7115/
Alatane7111/
Ulatane7110/
Algatan7110/
Aslatan7110/
Halitan718/
Alathan718/
Allitan718/
Alaïtan717/
Gulatan716/
Alitang716/
Alaîtan715/
Ellatan715/
Oliston713/
Olateun713/
Hulatan712/
Olayton712/
Oleiton712/
Olatham711/
Uslitan711/
Alithan711/
Gulitan711/
Olythan711/
Uilatan711/
Eliatan711/
Elattan711/
Alastan711/
Alaetan711/
Aleitan711/
Aalatan711/
Aelatan711/
Eleatan711/
Alaatan711/
Elyatan711/
Alhattan67278/
Aleithan67199/
Olatosin67125/
Galatean6792/
Golithon6723/
Allaïtan6711/
Olatohun6710/
Allathan677/
Halaitam677/
Olistein676/
Alaustan675/
Gallitan674/
Olujiton674/
Alliatan674/
Eliyatan673/
Allaiton673/
Elhattan672/
Alhatane672/
Algattan672/
Eliathan671/
Hallitan671/
Ulahatan671/
Holiston671/
Olatotin671/
Olloutan671/
O'Latham671/
O'Liston671/
Ulatasin671/
Halitane671/
Gaalatan671/
Allahtan671/
Alastain671/
Alhastan671/
Alhaytan671/
Alhittan671/
Elyathan671/
Elleatan671/
Hulastan671/
Gallatan670/

Olaitan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaitan in the Hindi language
ओलाइतनola'itana-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olaitan
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