Olisah Surname
Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname
Olisah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,031 | 1:87,219 | 6,103 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Olisah (211) may also be a first name.
Olisah Demographics
Olisah Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Olisah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olisah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olisah (Arabic: أليزه) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olisah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olisah is the 202,315th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olisah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olisah is also the 622,565th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 211 people.
The last name Olisah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,031 people, or 1 in 87,219. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Olisah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Olisah earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 141.65% more than the national average, earning $104,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olisah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olisah in the Arabic language | ||
| أليزه | alyzh | - |
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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 Olisah
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