Olanre Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olanre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olanre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olanre (111) may also be a first name.

Olanre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olanre is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olanre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Olanre are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olanre is also the 890,531st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 111 people.

The surname Olanre is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Ekiti, where 28 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Olanre occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olanire9274/
Olanere9222/
Olannre922/
Olanra835/
Alanre834/
Olaner833/
Olanri831/
Olanier77254/
Olonire7769/
Olanrit7767/
Golaner7727/
Olanger7720/
Olagner7711/
Olangir778/
Golanir774/
Allanre773/
Elaunre771/
Holanir771/
Holaner771/
Olasner771/
Holanger7135/
Goleaner7126/
Holangir711/
Oglianir711/
Olamnerd711/
Olağaner711/
Oulanier711/
Hollaner711/
Allainre711/
Gallanre710/
Oleanner710/
Alamre67686/
Alaner6730/
Hollanger6729/
Alanri674/
Alanir673/
Alanry671/
Alonre671/
Elanri671/
Oloner670/

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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 Olanre
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