Olowojolu Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olowojolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olowojolu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olowojolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olowojolu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Olowojolu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowojolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,073,555th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olowojolu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 29 percent live, Ondo, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olowojola89172/
Oluwojolu892/
Olowojelu891/
Olowujolu891/
Olowojiola841/
Olowjola823/
Olowoilu823/
Olowoyelu7837/
Olowojwla783/
Aluwojolu783/
Olowojulo782/
Olojelu751/
Olojuola71166/
Olojeola715/
Olawoilu712/
Olyejiolu671/
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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 Olowojolu
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