Olaniu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Olaniu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olanihu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Olaniju | 92 | 15 | / |
| O'Lanius | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olaniuyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olanju | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ulaniu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Elaniu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Alaniu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oloniju | 77 | 324 | / |
| Oleniju | 77 | 54 | / |
| Alaniou | 77 | 38 | / |
| Alganiu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Olyanju | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alangiu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Olaunju | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olaanju | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alanius | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ulangiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olongiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allanius | 71 | 8 | / |
| Olohnius | 71 | 7 | / |
| Olgaunju | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olouniju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olonijou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galanjiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olonniju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halaniju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holoniou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elanyu | 67 | 200 | / |
| Alanyu | 67 | 132 | / |
| Aloniu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alanju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olamju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olenyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulanju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olaniu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis