Olawoyi Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Olawoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 146 | 1:1,213,307 | 48,905 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Olawoyi (32) may also be a first name.
Olawoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olawoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olawoyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olawoyi? popularity and diffusion
Olawoyi is the 1,453,389th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olawoyi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawoyi is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.
The last name Olawoyi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 1,213,307. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 22 percent are found, Oyo, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 18 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Olawoyi is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 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
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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 Olawoyi
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