Olonu Surname

100,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Olonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,6651:15,8371,968
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olonu (57) may also be a first name.

Olonu Last Name Facts

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

Olonu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olonu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olonu is the 100,406th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,548,894 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olonu are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 57 people.

The surname Olonu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,665 people, or 1 in 15,837. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olongu9143/
Olonnu9139/
Oloenu9138/
Holonu9122/
Golonu916/
Olonuş911/
Olionu911/
Oluonu911/
Holonou834,143/
Olounou83519/
Ohulonu8325/
Olongou834/
Elonu80206/
Olenu80142/
Alonu80121/
Olanu80118/
Olunu8057/
Ulonu8013/
Hollonou7711/
Holonnou772/
Houlonou771/
Golongou771/
Oulonhou771/
Oloungou771/
Holounou771/
Holenu73869/
Alongu73454/
Ollenu73425/
Olungu73141/
Olangu7359/
Alionu7355/
Alonou7317/
Eluonu7315/
Golanu7315/
Aluonu7310/
Golunu739/
Ollanu734/
Uluonu734/
Elionu733/
Ulongu733/
Olanus733/
Eloenu732/
Olaunu731/
Ulonnu731/
Olannu731/
Elonau731/
Olianu731/
Helonu731/
Gulonu731/
Hollonnou711/
Hollongou711/
Ahalonu67155/
Oslanus6725/
Golianu6719/
Alounou6711/
Alionou675/
Ahlonou671/
Uliongu671/
Olanguj671/
Ollungu671/
Alognou671/
Aloynus670/

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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 Olonu
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