Olawunmi Surname

73,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olawunmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawunmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,5811:26,9172,310
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Olawunmi (17,333) may also be a first name.

Olawunmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olawunmi is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawunmi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,777th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,092,913 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olawunmi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawunmi is also the 41,963rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 17,333 people.

The surname Olawunmi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,581 people, or 1 in 26,917. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Oyo, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Olawunmi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

Olawunmi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olawunnmi943/
Olawuunmi941/
Olawunmmi941/
Olabunmi88211/
Olawummi8814/
Alawunmi888/
Olowunmi884/
Olawonmi881/
Olowonmi75113/
Olobunmi755/
Alewunmi751/
Alabunmi751/
Oloubunmi711/

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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 Olawunmi
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