Olaniya Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaniya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaniya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5361:330,49018,063
India311:24,744,045333,161
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olaniya (57) may also be a first name.

Olaniya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olaniya (Hindi: ओलानिया, Marathi: ओलािनया) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaniya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 546,987th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Olaniya are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 330,490. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Olaniya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaniya in the Hindi language
ओलानियाolaniya85.71
ओलनियाolaniya14.29
Olaniya in the Marathi language
ओलािनयाolainaya75
ओलानीयाolaniya16.67
््डोलनीयाdolaniya8.33

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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
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  • 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 Olaniya
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