Olasanya Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Olasanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Olasanya (11) may also be a first name.
Olasanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olasanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olasanya is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olasanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,459,453rd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olasanya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olasanya is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
Olasanya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Oyo, where 15 percent live and Kwara, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olasanyo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olosanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alhasanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halasanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halasannya | 78 | 6 | / |
| Oloussanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alhasanyah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alasania | 75 | 409 | / |
| Olasanjo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Olosonya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alasonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alassanea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alasanija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhasanea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhasaniah | 67 | 256 | / |
| Alhassanea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allassanea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alhasaneah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alasuonyo | 59 | 14 | / |
| Allassaneâ | 56 | 1 | / |
| Olosonjo | 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
- 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 Olasanya
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