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
Olowe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Olowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olowe is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olowe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,326th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 888,617 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name globally, held by 215 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,870 people, or 1 in 22,509. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 34 percent are found, Oyo, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Olowe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Olowe last name is primarily Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Olowe are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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.
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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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