Olawe Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Olawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Olawe (31) may also be a first name.

Olawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olawe (Marathi: ओलावे) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Olawe are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria Olawe is mostly found in: Ondo, where 34 percent are found, Ekiti, where 23 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Olawe occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Olawe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Olawe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaewe911,268/
Olawei9117/
Olaiwe9111/
Holawe918/
Olaawe915/
Olawue911/
Olawet911/
Olawie911/
Olaw8982/
Olae8970/
Olaweye839/
Olawewe838/
Golaweh837/
Olaweje836/
Olayewe836/
Olayiwe831/
Olajiwe831/
Olawewi831/
Olave8024,933/
Olowe808,201/
Olaye803,989/
Alawe801,787/
Olewe801,517/
Olaje80811/
Olabe80805/
Oliwe80595/
Olawa80178/
Elawe8066/
Olaie8055/
Olaee8046/
Ulawe8020/
Olawi8015/
Olawy8013/
Oulae8013/
Golae808/
Oliae804/
Olaei803/
Olyae802/
Oulaw801/
Olaae801/
Ollae801/
O'Law801/
Ollaw801/
Golawheh775/
Hollawey771/
Olayiowe771/
Goolawee771/
Olhaye732,053/
Olaves731,074/
Ollave73633/
Oulaye73559/
Alawie73394/
Olayee73381/
Olaver73343/
Alawei73301/
Halawe73286/
Olaiye73264/
Olavez73203/
Ahlawe73183/
Ollawa73181/
Olhaie73168/
Elhawe73154/
Alhawe73122/
Allawe73116/
Golave73105/
Olayes73105/
Olaaje7392/
Holabe7387/
Olaiwi7377/
Gulawe7373/
Oliaei7369/
Oleweh7369/
Olyaei7365/
Aliawe7363/
Holowe7363/
Oliaye7361/
Ollabe7357/
Olyaie7351/
Oliabe7349/
Aleawe7348/
Olyaee7343/
Alawed7343/
Oleaje7342/
Oliaee7336/
Olhabe7327/
Olajie7326/
Hoilae7325/
Holiwe7324/
Golaye7321/
Olawui7320/
Holave7319/
Olayei7319/
Olaeyi7318/
Goulae7316/
Oliaie7315/
Alaweh7315/
Golaee7315/
Alawee7313/
Oulabe7313/
Golaie7312/
Alawey7311/
Olahei7311/
Olayie739/
Olowei739/
Holaei739/
Holaye739/
Olavet739/
Olajeh738/
Olawuy737/
Olaibe736/
Olouwe736/
Oulaie736/
Oloowe735/
Olawyi735/
Hulawe735/
Elaiwe734/
Olajee734/
Olohwe734/
O'Lowe734/
Alaiwe733/
Alaewe733/
Olauye733/
Elaewe733/
Ollaye733/
Oliave733/
Olabee732/
Holawa732/
Olajeu732/
Oluiwe732/
Oluowe732/
Oliewe732/
Oslaue732/
Alawes732/
Holyaw732/
Olaywi732/
Olaiwy732/
Olaeue731/
Olagie731/
Olahey731/
Olavee731/
Olgaue731/
Holaey731/
Hollaw731/
Golaje731/
A'Lawe731/
Olaway731/
Goliae731/
Golaeh731/
Olayoe731/
Oloewe731/
Elawei731/
Olaije731/
Olayeh731/
Holeae731/
Hohlaw731/
Holaee731/
Holiaw731/
Olyave731/
Oloweu731/
Oulawa731/
Olavie731/
Oliaue731/
Olaewé731/
Olahaw731/
Olaive731/
Oliyae731/
Ollowe731/
Golaue731/
Eliawe731/
Alajwe731/
Alawez731/
Alawhe731/
Oulhaw731/
Olaeyo731/
Olaiwa731/
Oliaey731/
Eelawe731/
Alaawe731/
Olabea731/
Oluewe731/
Olewey731/
Olaywa731/
Ohlaye731/
Oullaw730/
Holawy730/
Olea6745,700/
Olow6710,773/
Olay672,947/
Olie672,570/
Oley672,341/
Alaweeh672,108/
Oloa672,043/
Alae671,583/
Olee671,337/
Olaa671,164/
Olayeye671,088/
Olei67871/
Halaweh67658/
Olai67591/
Holaway67584/
Alaw67544/
Alaswed67449/
Olej67442/
Alawieh67400/
Olaj67298/
Alaswey67244/
Oliyaei67175/
Olue67130/
Olayoye67127/
Olajube67122/
Ulae6763/
Galaiwe6755/
Olayeei6743/
Olau6737/
Houlaye6735/
Hollowe6731/
Olayebi6729/
Oloe6724/
Goulaye6723/
Holaves6722/
Olayuwa6722/
Alaweye6720/
Golaway6719/
Olye6716/
Golayei6716/
Oleu6715/
Oléa6713/
Allawey6713/
Ollaves6712/
Oulayes6712/
Alyawer6711/
Olajaye6711/
Alaiwet6711/
Oliyaee6710/
Alaweih6710/
Halawet6710/
Ouliaei6710/
Olayowa6710/
Olajibe679/
Olhayeh679/
Ollajee677/
Olayiwa676/
Olaiwaj676/
Olajier676/
Holowei676/
Olhaver676/
Oullaye676/
Ouliabe675/
Goliaei674/
Hollawd674/
Olaieye674/
Olajije674/
Oulhaje674/
Golyaei674/
Elhawey674/
Alhawey674/
Ahlawey674/
Hollawy673/
Hollaue673/
Halauwe673/
Oulhaye673/
Ollaway672/
Hallawe672/
Holowej672/
Olaggie672/
Oleavey672/
Olayver672/
Halawey672/
Goliaie672/
Galawey672/
Olajuye672/
Olajiwa672/
Olowoey672/
Ahalawe672/
Goleaee672/
Olúa672/
Ollavez672/
Olliabe672/
Oliayee672/
Golyaee672/
Allawee672/
Ollawaa671/
Olayaye671/
Olhavea671/
Ohlaver671/
Helaweh671/
Holoiwe671/
Holahea671/
Holaues671/
Hollawa671/
Alyawei671/
Galawea671/
Olaioye671/
Olejewe671/
Olayuwi671/
Olaiaye671/
Olayeje671/
Olaawoa671/
Alajuwe671/
Golowei671/
Olaiebi671/
Olaí671/
Oluyaye671/
Oulaoue671/
Oulawai671/
Oulayee671/
Oulayei671/
Ouslaye671/
Oleyaye671/
Olaiyer671/
Oliyaie671/
Ollagie671/
Olliave671/
Gouleae671/
Gollowe671/
Algawey671/
Alajweh671/
Alaweed671/
Alawher671/
Oulahwa671/
O'Liaei671/
Oleyaie671/
Oliaiee671/
Allawei671/
Algawei671/
Alhawej671/
Alhawer671/
Alawedh671/
Alaweer671/
Aalawie671/
Olajied671/
Olajoje671/
Oloweye671/
Oloyowe671/
Oleabhe671/
Houlabe671/
Halawei671/
Olouewe671/
Oulgaye671/
Alaswer671/
Alaiwej671/
Alawees671/
Alawiei671/
Allawie671/
Elhawee671/
Ollaver670/
Oleaves670/
Oliaver670/
Oleaver670/
Holabee670/

Olawe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olawe in the Marathi language
ओलावेolave-

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