Olosun Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Olosun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 238 | 1:744,297 | 33,840 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Olosun (51) may also be a first name.
Olosun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olosun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olosun is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olosun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olosun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,044,719th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olosun are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olosun is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 51 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria Olosun is most numerous in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Kwara, where 24 percent live and Oyo, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holosun | 92 | 124 | / |
| Golosun | 92 | 84 | / |
| Oloshun | 92 | 7 | / |
| Oloosun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olasun | 83 | 39 | / |
| Oloson | 83 | 15 | / |
| Olusun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Alosun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olesun | 83 | 0 | / |
| Olaseun | 77 | 532 | / |
| Oluseun | 77 | 233 | / |
| Olosson | 77 | 8 | / |
| Olojoun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olashun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eliosun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oluojun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oluisun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olasoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olusgun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oladsun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holoson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehlosun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olouson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Holosunova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Olasheun | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ollosson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Oulouson | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oulouzon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oladsoun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olusheun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holaseun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goylusun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oliashun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holloson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olioyson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Olason | 67 | 314 | / |
| Alasun | 67 | 154 | / |
| Aloson | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ulusun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Holodzhun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oulousson | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alesun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elesun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uloson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olagehoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulassoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olotchoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluson | 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
- 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 Olosun
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