Olaolu Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9311:60,4384,500
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Olaolu (7,580) may also be a first name.

Olaolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olaolu is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaolu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 149,316th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,462,841 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olaolu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olaolu is also the 73,686th most widely held first name globally, borne by 7,580 people.

Olaolu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,931 people, or 1 in 60,438. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 21 percent reside, Osun, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Olaolu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Olaolu surname is predominantly Christian (53%) in Nigeria.

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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 Olaolu
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