Olatunj Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olatunj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olatunj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olatunj (19) may also be a first name.

Olatunj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olatunj is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olatunj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olatunj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olatunj are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olatunj is also the 2,523,061st most common first name internationally, held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 26 percent are found, Kwara, where 15 percent are found and Ogun, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olatunje9335/
Olatunij937/
Olattunje882/
Olatoundj881/
Olatuni8687/
Olatune863/
Ulatunj861/
Oletunj861/
Olatunyi80119/
Olatungi8072/
Olatunni808/
Olatunge806/
Olatunyo803/
Olatunai801/
Olatuned801/
Oladtune801/
Ojlatuni801/
Olatujni801/
Olatona711,258/
Alatuna7115/
Alatune713/
Alatuni711/
Elatouni67136/
Alatouni671/
Olotunyi671/
Olaitona671/
Olatonna671/
Holatiny670/

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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 Olatunj
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