Olohigbe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Olohigbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olohigbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olohigbe (365) may also be a first name.

Olohigbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olohigbe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olohigbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Olohigbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Olohigbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Olohigbe live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olohigbe is also the 455,540th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 365 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Olohigbe is most common in: Edo, where 69 percent reside and Lagos, where 31 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloaigbe881/
Olohegbe881/
Oleheigbe8210/
Oloegbe803/
Olahegbe758/
Olojuigba715/
Olauyigbe714/
Alohengbe711/
Olaegbe672,509/
Aloegbe672/
Oloegba671/
Olaegbes635/
Olaeegbe633/
Heloegbe631/
Alaegbe533/

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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 Olohigbe
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