Olasola Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Spain

Olasola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olasola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491

Olasola (85) may also be a first name.

Olasola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olasola occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olasola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Olasola live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 85 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Olasola is most common in: Edo, where 31 percent reside, Oyo, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Olasola
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