Olenu Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Olenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260

Olenu (17) may also be a first name.

Olenu Last Name Facts

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

Olenu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olenu is the 1,484,726th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. Olenu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olenu reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olenu is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Ogun, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holenu91869/
Ollenu91425/
Oloenu9138/
Olenou919/
Olenus916/
Olengu912/
Golenu911/
Goleanu83335/
Olonu804,705/
Olanu80118/
Alenu8047/
Ulenu8035/
Elenu8013/
Olinu801/
Houlenou7712/
Olenhaus779/
Olenhous771/
Uleanu73138/
Alenus7388/
Alenou7361/
Aleanu7345/
Olonnu7339/
Holonu7322/
Alengu7319/
Olinou739/
Ollanu734/
Olainu733/
Eloenu732/
Ulengu732/
Olianu731/
Olannu731/
Olionu731/
Eleanu731/
Hulenu731/
Helenu731/
Olingu731/
Halenu731/
Elienu731/
Aleneu731/
Olinus731/
Olingou671,489/
Allenou67238/
Galeanu67197/
Alienou6729/
Ohulonu6725/
Holinou6717/
Holingu6713/
Alegnui672/
Allenau672/
Halenou671/
Heleanu671/
Alenhus671/
Algenui671/
Alenaut671/
Aleanou671/
Ullengu671/
Alenush671/
Holleneust671/
Alenhuz671/
Alehnui671/

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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 Olenu
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