Olovu Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Olovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
Olovu (16) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golovu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hohlovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olouvui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Golovui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olowu | 80 | 13,966 | / |
| Olobu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Olevu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Olavu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gollgovu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oliobu | 73 | 95 | / |
| Olawou | 73 | 51 | / |
| Oluobu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Olowhu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ollowu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aliovu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Olabou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olouwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oloewu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ollevu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Golobu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alovus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oilevu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olavus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oulabou | 67 | 961 | / |
| Holobud | 67 | 30 | / |
| Holobut | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ollevou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Holobuț | 67 | 2 | / |
| Golavau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ol'lavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goloubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olobuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golabou | 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 Olovu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis