Olamosu Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olamosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olamosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olamosu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olamosu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olamosu? popularity and diffusion

Olamosu is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Olamosu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Olamosu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Olamosu is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 27 percent are found and Osun, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Olamosu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olamoju86582/
Olamusu8620/
Olamushu801/
Olomoju7111/
Elemosu713/
Olamuzu711/
Alamoju711/
Aluimosu673/
Olamagiu671/
Aalamasud631/
Ullahmasud591/
Alamezu571/
Elemesu571/
Ouloumassou565/
Alomasou531/
Alamuchu531/
Allahamashuh531/
Alomassou5014/
Alhamacui501/

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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 Olamosu
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