Olayonu Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2031:872,62438,134
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olayonu (305) may also be a first name.

Olayonu Last Name Facts

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

Olayonu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayonu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Olayonu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olayonu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 504,078th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 305 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria Olayonu is most frequent in: Kwara, where 38 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria Olayonu occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olayoonu9362/
Olayonnu935/
Olayounu931/
Olayanu86178/
Elayonu8615/
Olayangu8010/
Ellayonu809/
Olaiyanu809/
Oloenu7738/
Alaonu777/
Olainu773/
Olaunu771/
Olounou71519/
Goleanu71335/
Oloianu714/
Olajunu713/
Oleyanu711/
Alahonu711/
Oliyenu711/
Alahonou6730/
Olajungu6715/
Ahalaonu6713/
Huliyonu6712/
Halaynou671/
Oloungou671/
Holounou671/
Olujangu671/
Olajgunu671/

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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
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  • 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 Olayonu
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