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
The last name Olosun occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olosun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It is primarily found 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 commonly occurring forename globally, held by 51 people.
Olosun is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria Olosun is most frequent in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Kwara, where 24 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside.
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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