Olowode Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olowode Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olowode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
Benin111:939,60046,216
England21:27,859,030389,889

Olowode (82) may also be a first name.

Olowode Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olowode has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowode? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olowode reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olowode is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 82 people.

The surname Olowode is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Olowode is primarily found in: Lagos, where 39 percent are found, Ogun, where 23 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Olowode exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olowoode938/
Olowodey931/
Olowoide931/
Olawode86256/
Olowude86246/
Alowode8643/
Olobode8615/
Olowodi866/
Olowade866/
Olowede864/
Oluwode863/
Elowode862/
Olowoda861/
Olaboode803/
Olawoode803/
Olovoude801/
Oloobade801/
Olabode7138,662/
Alawode7113,206/
Olubode715,609/
Oluwade71530/
Olawade71149/
Elewode71133/
Olobade7174/
Olowuda715/
Alewode714/
Olawude712/
Alobode711/
Aluwode711/
Alowade711/
Elawode711/
Olabodey675/
Olabodee674/
Aalawode674/
Alaawode674/
Olaabode672/
Olabodde672/
Ollabode672/
Oloubade672/
Alawodie671/
Oluwaade671/
Elouwade671/
Alawotde671/
Olubodee671/
Oolabode671/
Alawodde671/
Olabhode671/
Olabodea671/
Olubodei671/
Golawade671/

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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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  • 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 Olowode
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