Olayuwa Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Olayuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olayuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olayuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olayuwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olayuwa? popularity and diffusion
Olayuwa is the 4,206,983rd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olayuwa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 67 percent live, Ekiti, where 24 percent live and Yobe, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olayua | 92 | 2 | / |
| Olaywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olayowa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Olayiwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Olaywah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olayuwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olayiwoa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Olayiowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oluiwa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Alauwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Olouwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oluewa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Olauwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olaewa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oleuwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olayba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olaywi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oloywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alaywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olayiwo | 71 | 47 | / |
| Olajuba | 71 | 19 | / |
| Olajuwo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Allauwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olaybay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olayewe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olaiwaj | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olayawo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oluyiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olohuwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olajiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alauwad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olayoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oluyewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elaywah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alajuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olaybah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olayiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alayuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olawe | 67 | 96 | / |
| Houlouwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oluiwaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oslayova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goulouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alahywat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allahuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhauwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olajuwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oleuwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olayiowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhayawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golayeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galayway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Olayuwa
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