Olaosun Surname

164,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaosun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaosun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5911:68,3684,958
England261:2,143,00282,017
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Olaosun (72) may also be a first name.

Olaosun Last Name Facts

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

Olaosun (Russian: Олаосун) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Olaosun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaosun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,762nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,769,877 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olaosun reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olaosun is also the 1,143,416th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 72 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,591 people, or 1 in 68,368. In Nigeria Olaosun is most prevalent in: Osun, where 31 percent reside, Oyo, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Olaosun exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Olaosun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaoshun9371/
Olaoosun933/
Olaossun931/
Olaoseun931/
Olaoson863/
Olaosum861/
Olaojun861/
Ouloasson6318/
Oulouasson5912/
Houloasson591/

Olaosun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaosun in the Russian language
Олаосунolaosun-

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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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  • 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 Olaosun
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