Olalani Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olalani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olalani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905

Olalani (11) may also be a first name.

Olalani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olalani is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olalani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olalani reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 1,213,307. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 69 percent are found, Ogun, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found.

Olalani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olalani last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

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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 Olalani
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