Olawi Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Olawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Olawi (18) may also be a first name.
Olawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olawi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Olawi reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawi is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Olawi is most numerous in: Abia, where 50 percent are found and Ondo, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Olawi
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