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
The surname Olasanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olasanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name Olasanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olasanya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olasanya is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world, held by 11 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Olasanya is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 32 percent are found, Oyo, where 15 percent are found and Kwara, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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