Olatunji Surname
Approximately 108,062 people bear this surname
Olatunji Surname User-submission:
This surname is of Yoruba origin and means 'Wealth awakes again'.
Olatunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105,774 | 1:1,675 | 222 |
| England | 800 | 1:69,648 | 8,035 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| United States | 463 | 1:782,849 | 60,614 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Olatunji (37,456) may also be a first name.
Olatunji Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of Yoruba origin and means 'Wealth awakes again'.
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Olatunji Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Olatunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olatunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olatunji is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olatunji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,246th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 67,439 people. The surname Olatunji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olatunji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,454th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 37,456 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105,774 people, or 1 in 1,675. In Nigeria Olatunji is most numerous in: Oyo, where 19 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Olatunji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Olatunji surname is principally Christian (72%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Olatunji last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Olatunji earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.17% more than the national average, earning R 530,340 per year; in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $58,454 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olatundji | 94 | 17 | / |
| Ollatunji | 94 | 14 | / |
| Olatunjii | 94 | 13 | / |
| Olatuniji | 94 | 12 | / |
| Olaatunji | 94 | 10 | / |
| Oolatunji | 94 | 10 | / |
| Olattunji | 94 | 9 | / |
| Olatunnji | 94 | 6 | / |
| Olatounji | 94 | 5 | / |
| Oleatunji | 94 | 5 | / |
| Olatujnji | 94 | 4 | / |
| Ojlatunji | 94 | 4 | / |
| Olatunjio | 94 | 4 | / |
| Olatunjis | 94 | 4 | / |
| Olatuunji | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olautunji | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olateunji | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olatumnji | 94 | 3 | / |
| Oylatunji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Olatuinji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Olatusnji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Olatunjit | 94 | 2 | / |
| Oliatunji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Oilatunji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Oladtunji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Oulatunji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olaytunji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Oelatunji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olataunji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olatuenji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olatoundji | 89 | 352 | / |
| Hollatunji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Olatunja | 88 | 184 | / |
| Olatungi | 88 | 72 | / |
| Olatunje | 88 | 35 | / |
| Alatunji | 88 | 35 | / |
| Olotunji | 88 | 23 | / |
| Olatumji | 88 | 16 | / |
| Olatunsi | 88 | 11 | / |
| Olatinji | 88 | 10 | / |
| Oletunji | 88 | 5 | / |
| Olatonji | 88 | 5 | / |
| Olatunjy | 88 | 3 | / |
| O'Latoundji | 84 | 2 | / |
| Holatoundji | 84 | 1 | / |
| Olatuniyi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Olattunje | 82 | 2 | / |
| Olatunjoy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olatunija | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olatunsa | 75 | 151 | / |
| Olatunse | 75 | 92 | / |
| Olatunye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Olatunge | 75 | 6 | / |
| Alotunji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olatumsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olatonsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elatounie | 71 | 136 | / |
| Olatundzhy | 67 | 2 | / |
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