Olodan Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olodan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olodan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Olodan (19) may also be a first name.

Olodan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olodan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olodan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Olodan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olodan live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 68 percent are found, Ogun, where 14 percent are found and Kwara, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Olodan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olodang921/
Golodan921/
Hollodan863/
Oledan833,511/
Alodan83567/
Olodon8315/
Oladan839/
O'Liodean801/
Goladan7745/
Aliodan777/
Oladang774/
Ouladan773/
Aloudan773/
Oladaun773/
Oludane772/
Holadan772/
Alodean771/
Alyodan771/
Oludaun771/
O'Ledan770/
Holodanová751/
Oiladang7126/
Oludahun717/
Alodaine711/
Goladhan711/
Goludhan711/
Eledan67308/
Aladan67240/
Aledan6719/
Oledon679/
Alloudane679/
Uladan676/
Alodon675/
Oladam673/
Elodon671/
Oladon671/
Galodahan671/

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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 Olodan
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