Olalere Surname

17,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olalere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olalere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31,7261:5,584702
England1031:540,95233,556
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Iceland31:126,6975,403
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Olalere (6,533) may also be a first name.

Olalere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olalere is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olalere.

How Common Is The Last Name Olalere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olalere is the 17,362nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 228,292 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olalere reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 81,141st most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 6,533 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31,726 people, or 1 in 5,584. In Nigeria Olalere is most common in: Oyo, where 51 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Osun, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Olalere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (62%) in Nigeria.

Olalere earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,639 USD per year.

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