Olarewaju Surname

12,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olarewaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olarewaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria46,1981:3,834507
England2081:267,87521,171
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Canada401:921,14070,350
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Olarewaju (24,198) may also be a first name.

Olarewaju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olarewaju is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olarewaju? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olarewaju is the 12,056th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 156,415 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olarewaju are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olarewaju is also the 32,815th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 24,198 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 46,198 people, or 1 in 3,834. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 18 percent reside, Kwara, where 14 percent reside and Ondo, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Olarewaju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Olarewaju last name is primarily Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Olarewaju are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olarewaju earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $48,447 CAD per year.

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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
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