Olakolu Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Olakolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olakolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3801:466,16523,604
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olakolu Last Name Facts

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

Olakolu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olakolu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olakolu? popularity and diffusion

Olakolu is the 699,651st most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Olakolu reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 466,165. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Bauchi, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 7 percent reside and Jamaica, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olakolyu931/
Olokolu866/
Alakolu864/
Ulakoğlu8010/
Alakollu803/
Alakoulou751/
Alakulu711/
Alakalu711/
Olokulu711/
Alacoğlu6719/
Alaukulu673/
Olohkalu673/
Ullakulu671/
Gulakalu671/
Allahkulu63101/
Ullakallu634/
Allakutlu631/
Alhaykaliu5914/
Ulokalu571/
Alhaykaliuh561/

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 Olakolu
  • 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