Olowa Surname

172,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Olowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0731:165,09110,318
DR Congo1,0471:70,5638,273
Indonesia1291:1,025,18874,895
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Olowa (360) may also be a first name.

Olowa Last Name Facts

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

Olowa occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 172,420th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,920,860 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Olowa are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 458,892nd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 360 people.

The last name Olowa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,073 people, or 1 in 165,091. In Nigeria Olowa is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Ogun, where 11 percent are found and Ondo, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Olowa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olowa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olowa Last Name Statistics demography

Olowa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $40,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Olouwa916/
Ollowa914/
Olowah913/
Olowaa913/
Olowas911/
Oluowa911/
Oloywa911/
O'Lowa911/
Olhowa911/
Olow8910,773/
Holoway83249/
Olloway8378/
Goloway8331/
Holowat8315/
Hollowa8311/
Olohuwa833/
Holowai831/
Golowah831/
Golowaj831/
Holowoa830/
Olowo8020,220/
Oloba801,543/
Alowa801,010/
Elowa80616/
Ulowa80276/
Olawa80178/
Olova80100/
Ohlow8075/
Holow8034/
Olhow8015/
Ollow8011/
Olows806/
Oloow802/
Olosw801/
O'Low801/
Holloway77104,019/
Holowach77322/
Holowacz77102/
Golloway7778/
Hollowoa7736/
Hollowwa7733/
Holowath7722/
Houlouwa7722/
Holowatz7720/
Holooway775/
Holowash775/
Holowasz772/
Hollowat772/
Hooloway772/
Goulouwa772/
Hollowad771/
Hollowas771/
Oluobowa771/
Holowazz771/
Holowatt771/
Hollowah770/
Holova737,161/
Golova735,369/
Hollow731,912/
Alouwa73456/
Olouba73207/
Ollawa73181/
Halowa73157/
Olhova7377/
Holoba7368/
Aloway7367/
Oluoba7357/
Olowho7351/
Olgova7339/
Oslova7337/
Allowa7337/
Olawad7329/
Alowai7327/
Alowah7324/
Outlow7322/
Olowos7320/
Ollows7317/
Olouwo7316/
Oloowo7315/
Oluowo7314/
Ohlova7313/
Ollova7310/
Olowei739/
Aliowa738/
Ojlowo737/
Olosua737/
Uliowa737/
Holowo736/
Oelowo735/
Olowoy735/
Ollowo735/
Gulowa735/
Olyova734/
Eluowa734/
Huolow733/
Goilow733/
Olowuo733/
Olowoo733/
Olooba733/
Oleuwa733/
Olawua733/
Aloowa733/
Olowou733/
Oliova732/
Holawa732/
Algowa732/
Olowoh732/
Oylova732/
Otlova731/
Uolova731/
Olaway731/
Olovas731/
Oloweu731/
Oulawa731/
Olobai731/
Ellowa731/
Eulowa731/
Alzowa731/
Olowwo731/
Olohwo731/
Olojwo731/
Helowa731/
Elowah731/
Elowua731/
Goolow730/
Hoslow730/
Ouslow730/
Holows730/
Hollowway7125/
Hollooway712/
Hollowach712/
Hollloway712/
Hollosway711/
Hollowaay711/
Hollowatz711/
Hollyoway711/
Hholloway710/
Alloway673,440/
Alow673,166/
Hohlova671,841/
Olaf671,003/
Holaway67584/
Ulow67559/
Holovai67243/
Elloway67233/
Olof67177/
Oluowho67108/
Olaw6782/
Olov6772/
Halowai6744/
Holovat6743/
Olav6738/
Holowatsch6735/
Olab6733/
Goylova6730/
Goilowo6730/
Golovay6728/
Holovač6720/
Golaway6719/
Allouwa6716/
Golhova6715/
Hollova6714/
Goulouw6712/
Haloway6711/
Golyova6711/
Allowas677/
Holawat677/
Oulouba677/
Holowei676/
Holoiva676/
Olob676/
Houslow674/
Alowadh674/
Allowat673/
Ollaway672/
Olhovaa672/
Alooway672/
Alowach672/
Aloways672/
Gollova672/
Halouwa672/
Holovay672/
Goliova671/
Ollawaa671/
Olovova671/
Holgova671/
Hollawa671/
Euilowa671/
Ellouwa671/
Hallowa671/
Goloova671/
Golovaa671/
Alouwat671/
Ahlowat671/
Aliowat671/
Oloubah671/
Olowaatowa671/
Ojloowo671/
Olaawoa671/
Oluobah671/
Golowei671/
Hoslova671/
Holyova671/
Oloubea671/
Ottlova671/
Oulawai671/
Ahalowa671/
Ahilowa671/
Alloywa671/
Oulahwa671/
Osillow671/
Alhowas671/
Oloibai671/
Ahlouwa671/
Alhoway671/
Hoylova671/
Holobai671/
Goollow670/

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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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  • 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 Olowa
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