Olams Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olams is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olams.

How Common Is The Last Name Olams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olams is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olams are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Olams is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Olams is most frequent in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found and Rivers, where 43 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holams914/
Golams911/
Ollams911/
Hollams8331/
Holeams830/
Holgams830/
Alams80611/
Olans8084/
Elams8039/
Olems8039/
Oloms802/
Olamz801/
Ulams801/
Ellams731,054/
Alhams73667/
Olhans7358/
Alamse7352/
Holans7339/
Holems7334/
Otlans7331/
Allams7326/
Helams7322/
Elhams7322/
Oleans7311/
Alamst7310/
Alamms738/
Olanås736/
Alamss735/
Halams734/
Olanse733/
Olyans733/
Aslams733/
Galams732/
Alamsh732/
Ohlems731/
Golans731/
Olgans731/
Eliams731/
Hellams67580/
Elhamss67204/
Uilyams67109/
Hoolans6799/
Hollans6791/
Hallams6773/
Hollems6748/
Alhamss6712/
Alamnst6712/
Alhamsh679/
Heliams678/
Gullams673/
Elllams673/
Alamshe672/
Uiliams672/
Uylyams672/
Golians671/
Holloms671/
Hoslans671/
Elleams671/
Huliams671/
Goulans671/
Golgans671/
Algamss671/
Aslam's671/
Oellems671/
Allamsh671/
Golansh671/
Haleams670/
Helhams670/
Gollans670/
Hoylans670/

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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 Olams
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