Olapoju Surname
Approximately 932 people bear this surname
Olapoju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 922 | 1:192,129 | 11,625 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Olapoju (138) may also be a first name.
Olapoju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olapoju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olapoju is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olapoju? popularity and diffusion
It is the 382,080th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olapoju are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 138 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 192,129. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 43 percent reside, Osun, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oluwapoju | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olapeju | 86 | 466 | / |
| Olupoju | 86 | 57 | / |
| Olaboju | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olaposu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olapojuoye | 82 | 14 | / |
| Olaobaju | 80 | 1,378 | / |
| Olaoboju | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olapueju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olaoabju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oluwapojuwo | 78 | 27 | / |
| Olapojuoaye | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ola Obaju | 75 | 4 | / |
| Olaoobaju | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ola-Obaju | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gollapohu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olapewaju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oluwapeju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olubaju | 71 | 109 | / |
| Olabaju | 71 | 74 | / |
| Olupeju | 71 | 60 | / |
| Olabiju | 71 | 31 | / |
| Alaboju | 71 | 13 | / |
| Olobaju | 71 | 10 | / |
| Olaboji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Olabuju | 71 | 7 | / |
| Olapaje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olaboje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olupaju | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ilapeju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olapeyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oloboju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oluboju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elipoju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alipoju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olapeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oaolaobaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olabojuwoye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Olaobaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ylpju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alabioju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaibaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alapasou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atlasposu | 63 | 10 | / |
| Uiloupoou | 50 | 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
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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 Olapoju
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