Olalare Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olalare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olalare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olalare (61) may also be a first name.

Olalare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olalare is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olalare? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olalare live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 61 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 1,845,237. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Osun, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olalaere933/
Olalar921/
Olalere8631,922/
Olalire8613/
Holalar8612/
Olalore868/
Olalari861/
Ololare861/
Golalar861/
Olallere807/
Olaleree805/
Olaliere804/
Olailere804/
Olealere803/
Olaalere803/
Olhalere803/
Olaleere801/
Oolalere801/
Olalerre801/
Olalor777/
Alalar776/
Golaliari756/
Ojlaulere751/
Alalhareth71245/
Olelere7121/
Alelare7112/
Olaleri7110/
Alalere717/
Ololere717/
O'Lalor716/
Halalar713/
Galalar713/
Alalore711/
Eulalar711/
Algallar67186/
Alollari6787/
Alalauri6769/
Atlaslar675/
Olalerai671/
Allalyar671/
Ullalari671/
Alalaray671/

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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 Olalare
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