Olorunju Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Olorunju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 422 | 1:419,770 | 21,772 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olorunju (399) may also be a first name.
Olorunju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olorunju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olorunju is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olorunju? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 685,266th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olorunju reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 432,205th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 399 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 419,770. In Nigeria Olorunju is most frequent in: Kogi, where 32 percent live, Ogun, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olorunjua | 94 | 19 | / |
| Olorunoju | 94 | 6 | / |
| Olorunnju | 94 | 1 | / |
| Oloruniju | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olrunju | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olorunjuwa | 89 | 43 | / |
| Olorunwaju | 89 | 16 | / |
| Olorunjuwo | 89 | 9 | / |
| Olorunjuyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Olorunjo | 88 | 13 | / |
| Olorunje | 88 | 7 | / |
| Olorunji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oloronju | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olorunoje | 82 | 641 | / |
| Olorunjoo | 82 | 7 | / |
| Olorunsuy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Oloruonje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olorunniji | 78 | 34 | / |
| Olarunwaju | 78 | 17 | / |
| Olorun-Oje | 78 | 8 | / |
| Olurunjuwa | 78 | 3 | / |
| Olorenwaju | 78 | 2 | / |
| Olorun Oje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olorunjowa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Oloronwaju | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olorunjiya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olurunwaju | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olorunnuji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olaruwanju | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olorounoje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olaranju | 75 | 9 | / |
| Olrunoje | 75 | 6 | / |
| Olarenju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oloarenwaju | 74 | 4 | / |
| Olarenaju | 71 | 38 | / |
| Olarnwaju | 71 | 22 | / |
| Olarenwju | 71 | 12 | / |
| Olrenwaju | 71 | 8 | / |
| Olarinwju | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oalrnwaju | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olrewanju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olrinwaju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olaranwju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olarenwaju | 67 | 13,325 | / |
| Olarewanju | 67 | 279 | / |
| Olarinwaju | 67 | 254 | / |
| Olaranwaju | 67 | 202 | / |
| Olarnewaju | 67 | 21 | / |
| Olareinaju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olarawanju | 67 | 11 | / |
| Olarunwaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olaronwaju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olarnawuju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olariwanju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oalrenwaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olarnawaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olerenwaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olarnwajue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olareneaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olranewaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oleranwaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olawrenaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliyarunju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Olorunju
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