Oloju Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oloju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oloju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France11:66,422,722504,397

Oloju (16) may also be a first name.

Oloju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oloju is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oloju? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 983,245th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Oloju is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oloju reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria Oloju is most frequent in: Rivers, where 33 percent reside, Edo, where 16 percent reside and Ekiti, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goloju9130/
Olloju9112/
Oloiju913/
Oluoju913/
Olioju912/
Olojeu911/
Olju8932/
Golojuh8356/
Golloju833/
Oluju80385/
Olosu80206/
Olaju80138/
Olaou8097/
Oleju8085/
Uloju8018/
Oloyu8010/
Oljuz809/
Aloju802/
Oolju801/
Oliou801/
Olocu801/
Oluou801/
Oliju801/
Holojuch778/
Ulloju73415/
Ouliou73308/
Alloju73258/
Olaiju7361/
Goloiu7360/
Algoju7359/
Goljou7350/
Olohou7329/
Olahou7319/
Ollosu7314/
Olouhu7313/
Oulaou737/
Auloju734/
Aluoju734/
Galoju734/
Goloyu733/
Oluosu733/
Olosuu733/
Oloosu733/
Olauju733/
Olojoo733/
Olouou732/
Olajeu732/
Olajau731/
Olokhu731/
Șoloiu731/
Oaliou731/
Olocou731/
Ologiu731/
Ollaou731/
Oladju731/
Ouloiu731/
Ouleou731/
Olosau731/
Oloweu731/
Olousu731/
Ulooju731/
Gouliou67153/
Oulahou67140/
Oulhiou6750/
Olou'ou6748/
Oolayou6734/
Gulloju6726/
Holohuz6726/
Holosui6721/
Alju6720/
Goloiuh6713/
Ouloyou6712/
Goulaou6711/
Goilaou6711/
Alodjou676/
Gollaou674/
Allojju674/
Oulaoud674/
Holohou673/
Ulju672/
Olijehu671/
Uollaju671/
Halloju671/
Holiohu671/
Holehou671/
Ollohou671/
Holo'ou671/
Oolojoo671/
Oulioou671/
Oleyous671/
Holohus671/
Otluohu671/
Olijust671/
Golajiu671/
Golijou671/
Golohou671/
Oliayou671/
Oloiseu671/
Olehout670/

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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 Oloju
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