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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Olawu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olawu live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawu is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Olawu is most common in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Ogun, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
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