Olorunniji Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Olorunniji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olorunniji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Olorunniji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olorunniji is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olorunniji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olorunniji is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Olorunniji reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 33 percent reside, Kaduna, where 30 percent reside and Kogi, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 12 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Olorunniji
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