Olawu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Olawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Olawu (20) may also be a first name.
Olawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olawu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Olawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Olawu? popularity and diffusion
Olawu is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olawu are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Olawu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Olawu is mostly found in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria Olawu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olawou | 91 | 51 | / |
| Olawui | 91 | 20 | / |
| Olawuy | 91 | 7 | / |
| Golawu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Olowu | 80 | 13,966 | / |
| Alawu | 80 | 416 | / |
| Olabu | 80 | 142 | / |
| Olewu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Elawu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Olavu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ulawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olawouyi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Olawuuyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alawui | 73 | 525 | / |
| Olowhu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ollowu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Alawou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gulawu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Holabu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Olabou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olouwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Alauwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Elaiwu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oloewu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Olawoe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alyawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Allawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alaywu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hulawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oliabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alhawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Halawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alawgu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olyabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olajbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ellawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ulawhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olavus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oulabou | 67 | 961 | / |
| Golavau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elaijwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ol'lavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alawaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliaswu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis