Olamide Surname

63,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olamide Surname User-submission:

Olamide means 'my hapiness has arrived' in the Yoruba language of Nigeria.

Olamide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,5331:23,5162,065
Benin1931:53,5526,715
England841:663,31038,317
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Olamide (53,279) may also be a first name.

Olamide Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Olamide means 'my hapiness has arrived' in the Yoruba language of Nigeria.

- eugenieaurelie

Olamide Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olamide is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Olamide.

How Common Is The Last Name Olamide? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olamide is the 63,729th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 927,287 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olamide reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olamide is also the 17,526th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 53,279 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,533 people, or 1 in 23,516. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 21 percent live, Ondo, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Olamide Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

Olamide earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

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