Olaniba Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Olaniba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaniba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5711:310,23317,218
Benin441:234,90021,145
England71:7,959,723202,100

Olaniba (33) may also be a first name.

Olaniba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olaniba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olaniba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaniba? popularity and diffusion

Olaniba is the 522,545th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname Olaniba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olaniba reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 571 people, or 1 in 310,233. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 30 percent are found, Oyo, where 30 percent are found and Ogun, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olanniba932/
Olaaniba931/
Olanibi86436/
Olaniwa868/
Olanibe864/
Oloniboa805/
Olanihua804/
Alanibai804/
Olanisbe801/
Alaniva71117/
Olaneva713/
Alanibo713/
Alaniwa713/
Oloniwa712/
Olaniwo712/
Alanibe711/
Aloniba711/
Olonibo711/
Olanivi711/
Gollonibai711/
Olonisua6711/
Olatniwo673/
Golaneva672/
Alhanibi671/
Olounibe671/
Allaniva671/
Alanieva671/
Alanibis671/
Allaniwa671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Olaniba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis