Olowe Surname

61,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,8701:22,5092,003
England1691:329,69324,334
United States921:3,939,771214,590
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Olowe (215) may also be a first name.

Olowe Last Name Facts

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

Olowe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,326th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 888,617 people. The surname Olowe is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Olowe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 616,131st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 215 people.

The surname Olowe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,870 people, or 1 in 22,509. In Nigeria Olowe is primarily found in: Osun, where 34 percent live, Oyo, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Olowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Olowe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Olowe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $46,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holowe9163/
Olowei919/
Olouwe916/
Oloowe915/
Olohwe914/
O'Lowe914/
Oluowe912/
Oloewe911/
Oloweu911/
Ollowe911/
Olow8910,773/
Oloe8924/
Hollowe8331/
Holowei836/
Holowej832/
Olowoey832/
Holoiwe831/
Golowei831/
Gollowe831/
Oloweye831/
Oloye806,964/
Olewe801,517/
Oloje80667/
Olowi80206/
Olobe80178/
Elowe80158/
Oyloe80129/
Olloe80128/
Alowe80123/
Oluwe80109/
Olawe8096/
Ohlow8075/
Holow8034/
Oloue8017/
Olhow8015/
Ollow8011/
Olove8011/
Goloe804/
Oloei804/
Oiloe804/
Olowy803/
Ulowe802/
Oloow802/
Olowd801/
Olgoe801/
O'Low801/
Holowiej7735/
Hollowey777/
Hollowei776/
Holloweu771/
Holloweh771/
Hollowes770/
Hollower770/
Hollow731,912/
Olaewe731,268/
Olouye73180/
Oloije7399/
Oluoje7379/
Oluoye7372/
Oleweh7369/
Ollove7360/
Golove7351/
Oliobe7343/
Holove7338/
Ooloje7335/
Holoye7328/
Elowue7326/
Aliowe7324/
Olloue7321/
Oloyed7320/
Olloye7320/
Ologie7317/
Olawei7317/
Ouloue7317/
Alowei7315/
Oloibe7314/
Allowe7310/
Halowe739/
Holawe738/
Alowge737/
Olooye737/
Oloiye736/
Olouwa736/
Elouwe735/
Oloeye735/
Oloyee735/
Olaawe735/
Olowoy735/
Olojbe735/
Holoie735/
Oliuwe734/
Oloiet734/
Oluwei734/
Alowey734/
Huolow733/
Olowaa733/
Olover732/
Holoey732/
Olovey732/
Olojie732/
Oloube732/
Oluiwe732/
Olowuy732/
O'Love731/
Holgoe731/
Oloyie731/
Oloejo731/
Olayoe731/
Ollowi731/
Oloyeh731/
Olowyi731/
Olovie731/
Olobeh731/
Olovee731/
Olowyo731/
Olawue731/
Oluwue731/
Oluwge731/
Oloyei731/
Oluowa731/
Hulowe731/
Holobe731/
Holoee731/
Holoue731/
Olovei731/
Oloywa731/
Olouei731/
Olawet731/
Olloey731/
Goloue731/
Alouwe731/
Aloïwe731/
Olojed731/
Olawie731/
Olowuj731/
Olojeu731/
Olewey731/
Gooloe730/
Holloweay711/
Hollowhey711/
Holloweed711/
Olea6745,700/
Aloe6733,885/
Olou674,579/
Alow673,166/
Olie672,570/
Oley672,341/
Oloa672,043/
Olee671,337/
Olei67871/
Holovei67849/
Oloi67766/
Oloy67567/
Golovey67549/
Olej67442/
Golovei67352/
Holoway67249/
Oluyoye67212/
Golouei67181/
Olue67130/
Olayoye67127/
Olloves67109/
Alliowe6798/
Olaw6782/
Olloway6778/
Olae6770/
Ulowetz6764/
Holoeyi6743/
Goloway6731/
Oloyeye6727/
Holover6720/
Hollowy6718/
Olovets6717/
Holiove6717/
Olye6716/
Oleu6715/
Holowid6712/
Olayowa6710/
Holowis679/
Olaweye679/
Holovej677/
Golaweh677/
Oloj676/
Oluwihe676/
Olaweje676/
Gouloye676/
Holovey675/
Aloweid675/
Hallowe674/
Oloijie674/
Ollovez674/
Helouwe674/
Ouloued674/
Oloibei674/
Gallowe673/
Golovej672/
Oluioye672/
Aloweed672/
Olioves672/
Holobee671/
Holowai671/
Eellowe671/
Halowes671/
Allowey671/
Olaioye671/
Oloyedd671/
Goluwei671/
Olowuhi671/
Holouye671/
Holovet671/
Holloye671/
Oloyeje671/
Oloubea671/
Olouhye671/
Oulaoue671/
Oulobei671/
Olgouei671/
O'Louie671/
Goolove671/
Golowaj671/
Goloșie671/
Alowech671/
Alloïwe671/
Olajoje671/
Holowoa670/
Goolloe670/
Galowey670/

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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 Olowe
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