Olaniyan Surname

9,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaniyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaniyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria59,2771:2,988388
England3881:143,60313,885
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Benin671:154,26315,890
Canada631:584,85148,473
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Togo91:805,3086,372
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Olaniyan (2,961) may also be a first name.

Olaniyan Last Name Facts

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

Olaniyan (Hindi: औलानियां, Russian: Оланиян) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaniyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,386th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 120,933 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olaniyan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olaniyan is also the 133,199th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 2,961 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 59,277 people, or 1 in 2,988. In Nigeria Olaniyan is mostly found in: Oyo, where 29 percent live, Osun, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Olaniyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Olaniyan last name is primarily Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Olaniyan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olaniyan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 241.32% more than the national average, earning R 811,116 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $48,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Olaniyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaniyan in the Hindi language
औलानियांaulaniyam-
Olaniyan in the Russian language
Оланиянolanian-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olaniyan
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