Olaware Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olaware Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olaware is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaware? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olaware is the 5,391,485th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Olaware reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 33 percent are found, Ogun, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olawar921/
Olawore864,934/
Oloware8663/
Alaware8652/
Golawar8639/
Olabare866/
Olawari862/
Olawere862/
Olaiwar861/
Ulaware861/
Olavare861/
Olawoore802,998/
Olavarre8061/
Olawuore8010/
Alhaware809/
Golawaar807/
Olabarre807/
Elhaware804/
Olaewore803/
Olawoere803/
Olavares802/
Olowuare801/
Alawarie801/
Olaworet801/
Olawwore801/
Olawoure801/
Olaweire801/
Olavarie800/
Alawar77769/
Olavar779/
Olawor775/
Olowojare7580/
Ollabarre7516/
Elhawarey759/
Oliavares756/
Olavarrea754/
Alawgarey754/
Oleawoore753/
Alhawarey752/
Olavarrie751/
Gollajwar751/
Ollavares751/
Alahwarie751/
Ollavarre751/
Olaivar713,584/
Olayvar712,421/
Olaybar711,234/
Olavere71646/
Alyawar71519/
Golavar71349/
Alhawar71292/
Olowere71247/
Alawari71141/
Ulavare7126/
Halawar7124/
Olaibar7122/
Olowari7119/
Alavare7115/
Alaawar7114/
Alawore7114/
Olavire7114/
Alabare7113/
Olowore7113/
Elawore7112/
Alawere7112/
Allawar7110/
Olawora719/
Olawori719/
Oliavar717/
Olayuar716/
Alhawajreh716/
Aulawar715/
Alaward714/
El'hawarey714/
Olawoor713/
Olavara713/
Alawara713/
Elawari712/
Elawere712/
Aliawar712/
Olabari712/
Holavar711/
Atlawar711/
Olewere711/
Olabore711/
Olyavar711/
Olavari711/
Olevare711/
Olewore711/
Oilavar711/
Alahwar711/
Olahbar711/
Alawary711/
Elhawary6723,880/
Alhawary673,625/
Olavario672,443/
Alhawari67966/
Alavarez67532/
Olabarri67515/
Elhawari67480/
Olavarri67416/
Olavarra6763/
Gollavar6755/
Halavare6736/
Ulavares6722/
Alavares6719/
Olavaara6712/
Olowoere6711/
Olavarry6711/
Olowoore6710/
Alawoure675/
Halabare674/
Aatlawar674/
Olaveara673/
Ahalawar673/
Allawari673/
Oloowore673/
Olewoore673/
Alavarge673/
Olaviere673/
Hollowar672/
Olawoori672/
Álavarez672/
Olovares672/
Outlaw'ward671/
Ohlhabar671/
Hulabare671/
Elawahry671/
Elawarri671/
Gallawar671/
Halawair671/
Golaivar671/
Allawere671/
Alabhare671/
Alawgari671/
Elawerei671/
Allabare671/
Ulabarre671/
Golavari671/
Alasswar671/
Elawaery671/
Holowari671/
Oleavear670/

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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 Olaware
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