Olowan Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Olowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3061:330,84445,455
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Olowan (57) may also be a first name.

Olowan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olowan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olowan is the 870,423rd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Olowan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Olowan is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 57 people.

The surname Olowan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 330,844. In The Philippines Olowan is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 47 percent are found, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 21 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Olowan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olowane921/
Holowan921/
Hollowan8626/
Alowan8322/
Olawan838/
Olowon837/
Elowan837/
Ulowan833/
Olowam831/
Oluwan831/
Holovan775,959/
Golovan774,967/
Alowain77915/
Holowon7736/
Allowan7711/
Aloewan7710/
Alowane776/
Golawan776/
Oliawan774/
Halowan771/
Gulowan771/
Oluwuan771/
Olowont771/
Olawane771/
Alouwan771/
Holowatinc7543/
Golowanowa755/
Goullouwan751/
Hollowhand750/
Alouwane7124/
Allouwan716/
Holoyvan715/
Gallowan715/
Golovain712/
Hallowan711/
Holloban711/
Alowasin711/
Holovane711/
Hollovan711/
Alawan672,007/
Elawan6799/
Hulloowan6772/
Aluwan6762/
Alowon6748/
Olavan6726/
Uluwan6724/
Elovan6720/
Elewan6717/
Allouwane6715/
Oluvan6712/
Alewan6711/
Aloban679/
Oluban676/
Oulhawane676/
Holovatyn674/
Oluwam674/
Olovanova673/
Holovasyn673/
Olobon672/
Olawon672/
Hallowang671/
Alovan671/
Olevan671/
Ulawan671/
Halloowan671/
Âlawan671/
Olavon671/
Hallowean670/

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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 Olowan
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