Olowe Surname
Approximately 8,201 people bear this surname
Olowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,870 | 1:22,509 | 2,003 |
| England | 169 | 1:329,693 | 24,334 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Olowe (215) may also be a first name.
Olowe Demographics
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Olowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olowe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olowe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olowe is the 61,326th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 888,617 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olowe reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 616,131st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 215 people.
Olowe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,870 people, or 1 in 22,509. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 34 percent live, Oyo, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Olowe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Olowe surname is chiefly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Olowe are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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.
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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 Olowe
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