Olou Surname

102,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Olou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4,3361:2,384282
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
France281:2,372,240182,981
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Congo91:554,34412,633
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Olou (887) may also be a first name.

Olou Last Name Facts

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

Olou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olou is the 102,812th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,591,515 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olou is also the 272,925th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 887 people.

Olou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 4,336 people, or 1 in 2,384. In Benin Olou is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 39 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 24 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 12 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golou895,306/
Holou891,455/
Oulou89952/
Olohu8981/
Ollou8937/
Oloue8917/
Oloud897/
Oolou895/
Olout894/
Otlou891/
Olouh891/
Olu8624,235/
Olo869,660/
Goulou80416/
Outlou80275/
Oulous80205/
Houlou80201/
Olouye80180/
Holouš80125/
Golouh80125/
Hollou8088/
Holous8062/
Olouya8034/
Olouch8030/
Olloue8021/
Ouloue8017/
Gollou8014/
Holouz8011/
Olouha806/
Oullou805/
Ouloud803/
Golgou802/
Gohlou802/
Olouyi802/
Ollout801/
Olouhy801/
Uolgou801/
Holoue801/
Oylouj801/
Goolou801/
Goloue801/
Goilou801/
Ollous800/
Alou7544,800/
Oloo7534,188/
Golo7514,374/
Holo753,596/
Golu753,444/
Ollo752,969/
Otlu752,374/
Oloa752,043/
Oluç751,808/
Oslu751,356/
Oulo751,016/
Oluo75960/
Olot75951/
Olos75932/
Olio75899/
Oğlu75845/
Oloi75766/
Ollu75758/
Oloh75731/
Oloy75567/
Oliu75517/
Olui75419/
Ohlu75397/
Olut75393/
Olgu75315/
Oylu75252/
Olup75233/
Olho75221/
Holu75214/
Oluu75201/
Olop75185/
Oluz75183/
Olod75162/
Oluh75159/
Olue75130/
Oolo75127/
Đolo7596/
Ohlo7587/
Olgo7573/
Oilo7568/
Olus7551/
Oslo7543/
Oloś7542/
Olau7537/
Otlo7536/
Oelo7536/
Oloe7524/
Ulou7519/
Oolu7519/
Uolo7518/
Olud7518/
Oleu7515/
Oluy7515/
Oilu7514/
Oloj756/
Oylo756/
Oloș754/
Țolu754/
Olyo753/
Oelu753/
Ojlu752/
Uolu751/
O'Lo751/
Ojlo751/
Oluj751/
Olyu751/
Ouhlous73144/
Houllou7360/
Oolayou7334/
Oulouch7314/
Goullou737/
Goulouh735/
Ohlhous734/
Oulouha734/
Ehoulou734/
Ouloued734/
Houlout732/
O'Louhy731/
Houlous731/
Holouye731/
Olouhye731/
Oleyous731/
Oliayou731/
O'Louie731/
Oolouch731/
Hollous730/
Holloup730/
Allou6736,807/
Oloya6714,024/
Olowe678,201/
Alhou677,898/
Golui677,021/
Gollu676,992/
Oloye676,964/
Gollo676,288/
Olayo675,388/
Halou673,723/
Holod673,477/
Olojo673,036/
Hollo672,324/
Oloja671,738/
Galou671,409/
Oeleu67898/
Oluyi67891/
Oloit67796/
Oluji67702/
Goloo67698/
Oloje67667/
Oluić67636/
Golio67543/
Goulo67485/
Olijo67459/
Oloyo67435/
Olius67414/
Olaio67399/
Hoylo67355/
Ollio67339/
Olloh67331/
Goylo67331/
Aalou67330/
Đotlo67309/
Holup67306/
Ollos67301/
Holop67300/
Hotlu67261/
Holos67242/
Hohlo67233/
Oloyi67232/
Golau67223/
Oliot67223/
Alout67216/
Alouz67187/
Ahlou67183/
Oluya67182/
Ohlau67171/
Goilo67169/
Aloue67166/
Holot67152/
Oleyo67151/
Olueh67144/
Hološ67144/
Goloi67141/
Olloa67141/
Olloz67141/
Olaju67138/
Goylu67133/
Houlo67132/
Oyloe67129/
Olloe67128/
Alouh67119/
Goloy67118/
Hoilo67109/
Hojlo67100/
Olloy6797/
Oluye6795/
Hoylu6795/
Oullo6789/
Algou6789/
Holuj6786/
Ouloa6783/
Oleus6782/
Olajo6775/
Oolup6774/
Ollus6767/
Alous6766/
Aslou6765/
Șolot6765/
Olhos6764/
Oglio6763/
Olloo6760/
Oloji6758/
Olood6758/
Golgo6753/
Oluyo6749/
Oolio6747/
Holio6746/
Oliyo6743/
Oliau6739/
Oluis6739/
Golyo6735/
Oloch6735/
Oluje6734/
Oluja6733/
Alouj6733/
Hulou6731/
Oslos6730/
Aloup6729/
Oiloo6726/
Oillo6725/
Holoi6724/
Oluch6724/
Olejo6723/
Goliu6722/
Ohulo6720/
Olujo6720/
Olayu6720/
Gulou6719/
Hoolo6719/
Aulou6718/
Holousch6718/
Olloi6716/
Holus6715/
Golue6715/
Olois6715/
Olios6715/
Olocz6714/
Goluy6714/
Eoulo6713/
Goolo6712/
Ulohu6711/
Olyus6711/
Holau679/
Alouy679/
Oolut678/
Aloud678/
Olaus678/
Alohu678/
Oelho678/
Olyuz678/
Olosh677/
Olleu677/
Oello677/
Gojlo677/
Holui677/
Ullou676/
Olhoa676/
Goilu676/
Ottlo676/
Olhão675/
Hollu675/
Outellou675/
Olllo675/
Oilho675/
Olhot675/
Atlou675/
Goolu674/
Goloe674/
Outloudt674/
Oilio674/
Oiloe674/
Holoy674/
Ootlu673/
Huolo673/
Holuh673/
O'Lau673/
Uilou672/
Holgu672/
Olhus672/
Oilos672/
Olodh672/
Oluht672/
Ollot672/
Holyo672/
Ouloh672/
Oulot672/
Olo'a672/
Oloii672/
O'Loo672/
Ouloi672/
Holoz672/
Holiu672/
Olliu671/
Olodd671/
Oloiz671/
Oludd671/
Olyoa671/
Oslau671/
Olaiu671/
Olgoe671/
Oolui671/
Holoj671/
Holud671/
Holut671/
Holuu671/
Holuy671/
Holho671/
Hoslo671/
Ulous671/
Goluo671/
Oluij671/
Oolod671/
Ollho671/
Holuo671/
Houllout671/
Hoolu671/
Holux671/
Holuç671/
Holoh671/
Holohoue671/
Holoo671/
Oollo671/
Oolos671/
Ooluo671/
Oluoa671/
Olyau671/
Oluii671/
Oluič671/
Otllo671/
Oslot671/
Oliui671/
Oilgo671/
Oloia671/
Ollop671/
Ollyo671/
Ollìo671/
O'Loy671/
Șoliu671/
Aloué671/
Olotz671/
Olush671/
Ohulu671/
Olooh671/
Ollau671/
Holoa671/
Olguu671/
Olğut671/
Otlio671/
Oelau671/
Oelio671/
Ulhou671/
Olaud670/
Olott670/
Olioe670/
Olots670/
Oslup670/
Oilus670/
Otleo670/
Otlot670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olou
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