Olootu Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olootu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olootu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4211:420,76721,816
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Olootu (11) may also be a first name.

Olootu Last Name Facts

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

Olootu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olootu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 689,921st most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olootu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 420,767. In Nigeria Olootu is mostly found in: Ondo, where 28 percent are found, Oyo, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olotu9125,272/
Ollotu83122/
Oolotu8311/
Olotuh8310/
Olotou835/
Oloitu834/
Oulotu833/
Ojlotu833/
Oluotu832/
Olotus832/
Golotu832/
Oloetu831/
Oloutou7723/
Gollotu775/
Golotou771/
Aloothu771/
Ulotu73703/
Elotu73455/
Alotu73349/
Olutu73266/
Olatu7324/
Alothu67106/
Algotu6729/
Gouliotou6721/
Olateu6721/
Golutu6711/
Eliotu6710/
Gulotu675/
Galotu674/
Aalotu674/
Olotoo673/
Alotou672/
Helotu672/
Olhatu672/
Olatgu672/
Alotau672/
Elyotu672/
Holatu671/
Olatau671/
Olatui671/
Ullotu671/
Allotu671/
Hulotu671/
Oluthu671/
Oulutu671/
Oliutu671/
Olatuj671/
Alotus671/
Golatu671/

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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 Olootu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis