Olasoju Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olasoju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olasoju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6041:293,28316,457
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Olasoju (65) may also be a first name.

Olasoju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olasoju occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Olasoju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olasoju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olasoju is the 515,280th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olasoju are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olasoju is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent given name globally, held by 65 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 604 people, or 1 in 293,283. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Olasoju is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Olasoju Last Name Statistics demography

Olasoju earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olashoju9348/
Olajoju86161/
Olaseju8610/
Olasuju864/
Olasosu861/
Oladsosu801/
Olasehu7149/
Olajosu718/
Oladjiu713/
Olageju712/
Olashehu67143/
Golosoiu6741/
Oladjeou676/
Olasheeu673/
Holasiut671/
Olojosau671/
Olatchodjou671/
Alasouyu671/
Olasehau671/
Olashahu671/
Alasuoyu671/

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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 Olasoju
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