Olisa Surname
Approximately 22,183 people bear this surname
Olisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20,898 | 1:8,477 | 948 |
| Kenya | 508 | 1:90,905 | 8,164 |
| Philippines | 441 | 1:229,565 | 35,174 |
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Olisa (5,677) may also be a first name.
Olisa Demographics
Olisa Political Affiliation
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Olisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olisa (Hindi: ओलिसा, Russian: Олиса) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Olisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,381st most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 328,519 people. The last name Olisa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olisa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olisa is also the 88,756th most common forename at a global level, held by 5,677 people.
The surname Olisa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20,898 people, or 1 in 8,477. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 33 percent live, Anambra, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Olisa exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Olisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Olisa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Olisa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Olisa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning R 192,012 per year and in United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olisa in the Hindi language | ||
| ओलिसा | olisa | 50 |
| ऑलीस | olisa | 50 |
| Olisa in the Russian language | ||
| Олиса | olisa | - |
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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 Olisa
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