Olawuyi Surname

22,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olawuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria24,0321:7,371860
England971:574,41334,909
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Olawuyi (2,207) may also be a first name.

Olawuyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olawuyi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawuyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,407th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 300,679 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olawuyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawuyi is also the 159,242nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 2,207 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24,032 people, or 1 in 7,371. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 33 percent reside, Osun, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Olawuyi exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Olawuyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (84%) in Nigeria.

The amount Olawuyi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $40,974 CAD per year.

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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
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