Olewe Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8121:56,8725,640
Nigeria6431:275,49415,634
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Olewe (170) may also be a first name.

Olewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olewe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Olewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 259,194th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,803,920 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olewe live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olewe is also the 701,320th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 170 people.

The surname Olewe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 56,872. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 30 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 27 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Olewe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Olewe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Olewe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.61% more than the national average, earning R 517,128 per year and in United States they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $48,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaewe911,268/
Oleweh9169/
Oliewe912/
Oloewe911/
Olewey911/
Olewer910/
Olew891/
Ogliewe831/
Olowe808,201/
Oliwe80595/
Olebe80409/
Elewe80277/
Olewa80154/
Alewe80124/
Olawe8096/
Ohlew8023/
Olewi8011/
Oleve8011/
Holew801/
Olewy801/
O'Lew801/
Oleiwuez771/
Hollewer771/
Holewa731,723/
Eleïwe73108/
Aleiwe73108/
Oliweh7390/
Eleiwe7381/
Holowe7363/
Ollebe7357/
Aleawe7348/
Oleeva7337/
Elewhe7329/
Olever7327/
Oleiwi7326/
Holiwe7324/
Holeve7322/
Olawei7317/
Olewai7314/
Olaiwe7311/
Elewei7310/
Eleywe739/
Olowei739/
Olivee738/
Holawe738/
Aelewe735/
Olaawe735/
Aleywe734/
Olohwe734/
O'Lowe734/
Eleîwe734/
Olibee733/
Ulewea733/
Alaewe733/
Elaewe733/
Allewe733/
Olewiy733/
Eliewe732/
Olewis732/
Hulewe732/
Oleibe732/
Oluiwe732/
Olieve732/
Halewe732/
Oliwet731/
Olaeue731/
Olavee731/
Holebe731/
Goleve731/
Uliewe731/
Olovee731/
Olebea731/
Oloweu731/
Oleive731/
Olaewé731/
Ollowe731/
Olevie731/
Ellewe731/
Alewey731/
Alewei731/
Olleve730/
Hollew730/
Holeswett710/
Oulevey67326/
Holybee67266/
Alew67157/
Oliw6749/
Hollewa6734/
Hollowe6731/
Oglieve6722/
O'Lewis6721/
Holeway6717/
Oliveer6714/
Goliwei6714/
Otlewis6711/
Aleswed679/
Holever677/
Holeves676/
Holowei676/
Elhewie675/
Holeeva674/
Ellewee672/
Holowej672/
Oleavey672/
Olleves672/
Holoiwe671/
Allewey671/
Aeleiwe671/
Ullewer671/
Agliewe671/
Oleibei671/
Oleabhe671/
Eleiwei671/
Galejwe671/
Galeywe671/
Olliwer671/
Holesswett670/
Alewett670/
Oleaves670/
Goleway670/
Ollever670/
Oleaver670/

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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 Olewe
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