Olaofe Surname

220,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6641:106,4567,133
England1001:557,18134,216
Benin541:191,40018,375
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Olaofe (139) may also be a first name.

Olaofe Last Name Facts

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

Olaofe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaofe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,755th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,939,214 people. The last name Olaofe is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Olaofe reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 784,558th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 139 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,664 people, or 1 in 106,456. In Nigeria Olaofe is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.

Olaofe Last Name Statistics demography

Olaofe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $53,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaaofe921/
Ollaoffe861/
Alaofe8385/
Olaofa8351/
Elaofe831/
Olouafe7725/
Allaofe773/
Holaofa771/
Olaoufa771/
Olouaffe711/
Alaofi67399/
Alaofa6718/
Olahov675/
Alaouf672/
Algaof671/
Olaowa671/
Oslaov671/

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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 Olaofe
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