Olawuni Surname

92,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olawuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,0951:34,7682,838
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Olawuni (188) may also be a first name.

Olawuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olawuni is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,778th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,415,332 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olawuni live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,095 people, or 1 in 34,768. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 59 percent reside, Oyo, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Olawuni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

Olawuni earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olawunni93203/
Olawunyi9348/
Olawumni935/
Olauwuni931/
Golawuni931/
Alawuni867/
Olawune865/
Olawuna861/
Olowuni861/
Olawonyi8061/
Olyawuna805/
Olowunyi801/
Olewuenyi759/
Oleweunyi751/
Alawini714/
Elawini712/
Olevuni711/
Olowoni711/
Alabuni711/
Olewunne67250/
Olowonyi6711/
Olaywine671/
Olowonhi671/
Halawoni671/
Elaiwune671/

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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 Olawuni
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