Olewu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Olewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Olewu (14) may also be a first name.
Olewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olewu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olewu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olewu is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olewu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 14 people.
The surname Olewu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Olewu is most common in: Lagos, where 39 percent are found, Delta, where 27 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Olewu exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oloewu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oliewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olowu | 80 | 13,966 | / |
| Alewu | 80 | 434 | / |
| Elewu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Olebu | 80 | 64 | / |
| Olawu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ulewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Olevu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oliwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Holeewud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olowhu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Olawui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ollowu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Olawuy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Alewou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Olowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ollevu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aliewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Algewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oilevu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olevus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oliveux | 67 | 115 | / |
| Ollevou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Allewou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gallewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleiwou | 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 Olewu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis