Olashore Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olashore Surname User-submission:

Olashore means 'prosperous wealth'. It originated in Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria. It also means: tomorrow shall be great, prosperous, fruitful; or wealth will do us favour, blessings.

Olashore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2101:843,53737,160
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olashore Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Olashore means 'prosperous wealth'. It originated in Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria. It also means: tomorrow shall be great, prosperous, fruitful; or wealth will do us favour, blessings.

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Olashore Last Name Facts

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

Olashore is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olashore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. Olashore occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Olashore are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Olashore is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 843,537. In Nigeria Olashore is most prevalent in: Osun, where 38 percent are found, Lagos, where 32 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Olashore exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

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Alashore883/
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Olasooret821/
Alasore8052/
Olasere802/
Alashor802/
Olesore801/
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Alashour75283/
Alashoor75249/
Golasare7518/
Olasheri7514/
Alashere7510/
Holasure755/
Elashory751/
Holasere751/
Alasorre751/
Oulasere751/
Alashori751/
Alashory751/
Olasar7124/
Alashouri7111/
Alasor716/
Elashouri714/
Allashour711/
Elashoury711/
Alashar6719,741/
Golasar67532/
Galasor67257/
Olasard6737/
Olaseri6724/
Halasor6721/
Olasari6721/
Alasure6715/
Alasorh6715/
Olassar6711/
Olasart678/
Alazore678/
Olosare674/
Alasare674/
Alasere673/
Alasord672/
Olaseur672/
Holasar672/
Alasour672/
Ulasure672/
Alyasor671/
Alosore671/
Allasor671/
Alasojr671/
Alhasor671/
Alashaaree671/
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