Olalemi Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olalemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olalemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0261:172,65410,677
England181:3,095,448105,421
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olalemi (86) may also be a first name.

Olalemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olalemi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olalemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 347,450th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olalemi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 86 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,026 people, or 1 in 172,654. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Olalemi exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olailemi936/
Olialemi932/
Olaleemi932/
Olalomi86268/
Olalami865/
Olaleme864/
Olelemi864/
Alalemi862/
Olalema861/
Olalimi861/
Elalemi861/
Alhalemi8033/
Elhalemi802/
Alaleemi801/
Elalami719,704/
Alalami711,171/
Alalimi71967/
Oleleme7121/
Alaleme714/
Alalemy714/
Ololomi712/
Alelemi711/
Alelimi711/
Elaleme711/
Elolami711/
Elhalimi67819/
Elallami67208/
Alalammi6714/
Alealami679/
Elolaimi677/
Elolammi672/
Alolaimi672/
Oloulami671/
Alaloeme671/
Alalaeme671/
Alhalemy671/
Alailema671/
Alaalimi671/
Elalyami671/

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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
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  • 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 Olalemi
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