Oletu Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oletu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oletu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3791:128,4578,390
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India91:85,229,487684,495
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Oletu (169) may also be a first name.

Oletu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oletu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oletu? popularity and diffusion

Oletu is the 273,426th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oletu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 703,581st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 169 people.

The surname Oletu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 128,457. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Edo, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Oletu Last Name Statistics demography

Oletu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.23% less than the national average, earning $16,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleitu9111/
Ouletu911/
Oloetu911/
Goletu911/
Oletus911/
Oleteu911/
Olestus831/
Olotu8025,272/
Eletu802,526/
Aletu8056/
Olatu8024/
Uletu8017/
Olitu801/
Elietu73228/
Ollotu73122/
Olateu7321/
Haletu7320/
Oolotu7311/
Olotuh7310/
Aleteu738/
Olotou735/
Galetu735/
Eeletu735/
Oloitu734/
Aletus734/
Alaetu734/
Ojlotu733/
Oulotu733/
Aletau732/
Olaitu732/
Olhatu732/
Holatu731/
Guletu731/
Huletu731/
Olatuj731/
Aleutu731/
Aletou731/
Elletu731/
Golitu731/
Olatau731/
Eleetu731/
Elethu731/
Olatui731/
Galetou6731/
Eleitou6730/
Eleytou6724/
Aleitou677/
Halletu676/
Olgaytu675/
Golithu674/
Aleytou673/
Hauletu672/
Aletuha671/
Alesteu671/
Golitau671/
Aleïtou671/
Olithou671/

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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
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  • 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 Oletu
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