Olelewe Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olelewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olelewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4851:365,24319,546
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Olelewe Last Name Facts

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

Olelewe is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olelewe? popularity and diffusion

Olelewe is the 620,716th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olelewe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Olelewe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 365,243. In Nigeria Olelewe is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 24 percent live, Abia, where 22 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria Olelewe exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Olelewe Last Name Statistics demography

Olelewe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olelew921/
Olelewa866/
Elelewe863/
Olilewe863/
Olalewe861/
Olelawe861/
Olieliwe8021/
Alelew77365/
Alelewi71202/
Olaleve712/
Alhelew712/
Alelebe711/
Elhelewy67156/
Alhelewa6724/
Hololowe6717/
Alhelawe674/
Elhelawe671/

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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 Olelewe
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