Olaniran Surname

26,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaniran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaniran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria19,6711:9,0051,002
England1251:445,74429,621
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Benin301:344,52026,827
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Olaniran (3,176) may also be a first name.

Olaniran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olaniran occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaniran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olaniran is the 26,916th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 365,126 people. The last name Olaniran is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olaniran live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olaniran is also the 127,523rd most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 3,176 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19,671 people, or 1 in 9,005. In Nigeria Olaniran is most numerous in: Oyo, where 33 percent are found, Osun, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Olaniran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olaniran surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Olaniran earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,434 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
  • 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 Olaniran
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