Olareweju Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Olareweju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olareweju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olareweju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olareweju is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olareweju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Olareweju live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Olareweju is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Osun, where 22 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olareweaju | 95 | 4 | / |
| Olarewju | 94 | 44 | / |
| Olarewuju | 89 | 279 | / |
| Olareawju | 89 | 7 | / |
| Olarewoju | 89 | 3 | / |
| Olariweju | 89 | 2 | / |
| Olarewajau | 84 | 5 | / |
| Olarewajou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Olariwju | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olariwoju | 78 | 3 | / |
| Olariwajiu | 74 | 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 Olareweju
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