Olesu Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Olesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| India | 154 | 1:4,980,944 | 125,013 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
Olesu (18) may also be a first name.
Olesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olesu is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olesu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 613,453rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. Olesu is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Olesu are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olesu is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Apart from Ghana Olesu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golesu | 91 | 323 | / |
| Olesup | 91 | 21 | / |
| Olaesu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Oloesu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oulesu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olsu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Golesau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elesu | 80 | 862 | / |
| Olosu | 80 | 206 | / |
| Alesu | 80 | 159 | / |
| Oleju | 80 | 85 | / |
| Olasu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Golsu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Olisu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Olseu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Olezu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Olsui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ollsu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olsup | 80 | 0 | / |
| Oloshu | 73 | 122 | / |
| Oleacu | 73 | 107 | / |
| Galesu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Holshu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Olaseu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Golsou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aleshu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ollosu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Olasau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Elessu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Alesuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aleesu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eleusu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Allesu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aleasu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alesut | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olosuu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Golceu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alesus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Golisu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olashu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eleshu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olechu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eleasu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olaszu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eliesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olisau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holsut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olesoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alesou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olegiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olosau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oulisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aalesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollsup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Houlessou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Holzheu | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Alsu | 67 | 531 | / |
| Olasheu | 67 | 455 | / |
| Alessou | 67 | 143 | / |
| Ülsu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Holschu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Holleschau | 67 | 35 | / |
| Olju | 67 | 32 | / |
| Holshuh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Holosui | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ulsu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elsu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Olcu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Houlsou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olashau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Allessu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haleshu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goulsou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olisuch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olahseu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olschuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oilyasu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoilsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloiseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleiseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alesheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galesuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holecou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloishu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elleshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goolsui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleshus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alesaus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olesu
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