Olowofusi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olowofusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olowofusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
England21:27,859,030389,889

Olowofusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olowofusi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowofusi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Olowofusi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olowofusi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 77 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Olowofusi is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olowofisi893/
Olofusi881/
Olowofeso7857/
Olufowosi783/
Oluwafusi783/
Olafusi752,824/
Olufusi7525/
Olofuso751/
Olfus7132/
Yolofesi719/
Iloafusi712/
Yolofasi712/
Alofousi711/
Olafuswi711/
Oliofesi711/
Olafuisi711/
Olufowose67355/
Oloffs6728/
Alfusi6726/
Oluwofeso675/
Oluwafesi673/
Olofos672/
Olofis671/
Oelofs671/
Olofse671/
Olafuseyi671/
Olofisuyi671/

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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 Olowofusi
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