Olatun Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olatun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olatun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olatun (24) may also be a first name.

Olatun Last Name Facts

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

Olatun (Oriya: ଓଲାତୁନ୍) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olatun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Olatun are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olatun is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Olatun is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 67 percent are found, Kwara, where 11 percent are found and Osun, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaitun9239/
Olatoun9218/
Olatund9210/
Olateun923/
Olatune923/
Olyatun923/
Olautun921/
Olaetun921/
Olatohun8610/
Oladtune861/
Olaitoun861/
Olotun83106/
Ulatun8362/
Olatum8340/
Alatun839/
Olaton832/
Elatun831/
Oletun831/
Olaiton77117/
Oliatum7718/
Holaton7715/
Ulhatun7715/
Holotun7712/
Ulyatun779/
Olaatum777/
Olyatum774/
Oluotun774/
Alatune773/
Olayton772/
Golotun772/
Alaitun771/
Oloitun771/
Olootun771/
Haliatun716/
Alatusin713/
Ulastuin711/
Uujlatun711/
Alaton67438/
Oloton67384/
Elotun677/
Husliatun675/
Eletun673/
Aletun672/
Ullahatun671/

Olatun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olatun in the Oriya language
ଓଲାତୁନ୍olatun-

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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 Olatun
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