Oleru Surname

92,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oleru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,3501:8,9751,538
Nigeria7431:238,41613,855
United States521:6,970,364322,914
India231:33,350,669396,143
England131:4,286,005132,302
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oleru (54) may also be a first name.

Oleru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oleru is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 92,107th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,403,881 people. The last name Oleru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oleru are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oleru is also the 1,350,955th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 54 people.

The surname Oleru is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,350 people, or 1 in 8,975. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 59 percent live, Yumbe District, where 23 percent live and Maracha District, where 9 percent live. Other than Uganda Oleru exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Oleru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oleru last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Oleru earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.21% more than the national average, earning $59,206 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olerud91379/
Oloeru91342/
Olaeru91160/
Olerup9115/
Goleru9114/
Șoleru914/
Holeru913/
Olleru913/
Oeleru912/
Olheru911/
O'Leru911/
Olearu911/
Oleuru911/
Oleeru911/
Golleru83260/
Holerud8365/
Ollerup8348/
Olesrud8339/
Oulerou831/
Olearus830/
Olaru8028,924/
Aleru801,628/
Oliru801,262/
Eleru80427/
Oloru8088/
Uleru8079/
Hollerud77175/
Hollerup77168/
Ollierou7758/
Gollearu773/
Goulerou772/
Haleru73316/
Galeru73284/
Ulieru73135/
Ulleru73119/
Elieru73102/
Alieru7359/
Alerou7353/
Aletru7343/
Alleru7330/
Alerud7317/
Olirus7313/
Aleiru7311/
Ulerau736/
Elearu735/
Aleuru735/
Aaleru733/
Alerus733/
Alheru733/
Elaeru733/
Șuleru732/
Olorou731/
Olarau731/
Ollaru731/
Euleru731/
Atleru731/
Guleru731/
Elleru731/
Heleru731/
Aeleru731/
Goulearou7115/
Oslerhout710/
Alletru67410/
Ullerup67267/
Allerup67245/
Aalerud67225/
Gauleru6791/
Ahlerup6762/
Ullerud6761/
Alherou6741/
Galerou6736/
Halleru6721/
Ellerau6717/
Haleuru6714/
Halerus679/
Allerou678/
Halieru675/
Alerush674/
Allleru673/
Holyaru672/
Haleiru671/
Aïlerou671/
Ullearu671/
Allerui671/
Hulleru671/
Aleruch671/
Ahaleru671/
Halerou671/
Aletrut671/
Alerguș671/
Aleroux671/
Oslerhoudt670/
Hollerheus670/

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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 Oleru
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