Olatunji Surname

5,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olatunji Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Yoruba origin and means 'Wealth awakes again'.

Olatunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria105,7741:1,675222
England8001:69,6488,035
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
United States4631:782,84960,614
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
France41:16,605,680368,153
Gambia41:480,863548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

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'.

- dmanwon

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.

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