Olashehu Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olashehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olashehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olashehu (78) may also be a first name.

Olashehu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olashehu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olashehu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olashehu is the 1,478,479th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olashehu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 78 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Olashehu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 34 percent reside, Kwara, where 18 percent reside and Ogun, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Olashehu is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olasehu9349/
Olasheeu883/
Olashahu881/
Olasehau881/
Olachehou821/
Aliashehu821/
Olaseju8010/
Olashoju7548/
Olasoju67633/
Alasahu675/
Olasuju674/
Ollatcheou671/

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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 Olashehu
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