Olanran Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olanran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olanran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olanran (14) may also be a first name.

Olanran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olanran occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olanran.

How Common Is The Last Name Olanran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olanran is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Olanran occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olanran are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 14 people.

Olanran is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Olanran is most common in: Lagos, where 27 percent are found, Ogun, where 27 percent are found and Oyo, where 27 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olainran933/
Alanran863/
Alamran7117/
Alhamran671,768/
Al'amran673/
Alamraan672/
Alyamran671/
Alamrane671/
Halamreang591/
Alomran577,433/
Alamram571/
Alhomran534/
Alomrane532/
Aleimran531/
Alomrain531/
Alhomrane501/

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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
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  • 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 Olanran
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