Oliwo Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Oliwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 332 | 1:533,563 | 26,209 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oliwo (19) may also be a first name.
Oliwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oliwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oliwo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oliwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 827,165th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oliwo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 533,563. In Nigeria Oliwo is most common in: Ogun, where 48 percent live, Lagos, where 43 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliewo | 91 | 203 | / |
| Olaiwo | 91 | 9 | / |
| Oluiwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goliwoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olivo | 80 | 69,377 | / |
| Oliwa | 80 | 3,100 | / |
| Oluwo | 80 | 2,643 | / |
| Eliwo | 80 | 717 | / |
| Olibo | 80 | 328 | / |
| Aliwo | 80 | 314 | / |
| Olewo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Holiwood | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olivos | 73 | 19,464 | / |
| Ollivo | 73 | 80 | / |
| Oluiwa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Aliowo | 73 | 45 | / |
| Olivot | 73 | 37 | / |
| Olaibo | 73 | 34 | / |
| Aliwou | 73 | 22 | / |
| Alihwo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oluwuo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Holiwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oliboi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Holivo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluwoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Holibo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aliewo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oliovo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olivoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olojwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluibo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollibo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olivoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olejwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Olivo | 67 | 276 | / |
| Oulibou | 67 | 111 | / |
| Ollivot | 67 | 52 | / |
| Eliwhuo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oloiboo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Holaibo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aliuhwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aliuwho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olichwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oluijbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goliwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oleiboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliowoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goliouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galihwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holivos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliwoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holliwa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oliwo
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