Olapeju Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Olapeju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 465 | 1:380,952 | 20,221 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Olapeju (4,725) may also be a first name.
Olapeju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olapeju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olapeju is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olapeju.
How Common Is The Last Name Olapeju? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 649,026th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname Olapeju occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olapeju reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 99,616th most numerous first name globally It is held by 4,725 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 380,952. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 38 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olapueju | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olapewaju | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oluwapeju | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olapoju | 86 | 932 | / |
| Olupeju | 86 | 60 | / |
| Ilapeju | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olapeji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olapeyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olowopeju | 75 | 7 | / |
| Oluwapoju | 75 | 3 | / |
| Olabewaju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ilupeju | 71 | 1,857 | / |
| Olubaju | 71 | 109 | / |
| Olabaju | 71 | 74 | / |
| Olupoju | 71 | 57 | / |
| Olabiju | 71 | 31 | / |
| Olupeji | 71 | 29 | / |
| Olapojuoye | 71 | 14 | / |
| Olobaju | 71 | 10 | / |
| Olabuju | 71 | 7 | / |
| Olapaje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olowoopeju | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olabeji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olaboju | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olupaju | 71 | 3 | / |
| Elupeju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olubeju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olabeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olaobaju | 67 | 1,378 | / |
| Oluwapojuwo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Illupeju | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iloupeju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olowo-Opeju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olaoboju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olapojuoaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaoabju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaibaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ylpju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olapeju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis