Olowola Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Olowola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 302 | 1:586,565 | 28,271 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Olowola (13) may also be a first name.
Olowola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olowola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olowola is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olowola.
How Common Is The Last Name Olowola? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 887,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olowola live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olowola is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
Olowola is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 586,565. In Nigeria Olowola is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 28 percent reside, Ondo, where 26 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Olowola exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oloiwola | 93 | 2 | / |
| Olouwola | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olowolau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olowole | 86 | 782 | / |
| Olawola | 86 | 114 | / |
| Oluwola | 86 | 77 | / |
| Olowela | 86 | 10 | / |
| Alowola | 86 | 6 | / |
| Olowolo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Olewola | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olowala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Olobola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olouwole | 80 | 773 | / |
| Olojuola | 80 | 166 | / |
| Olaewola | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oluowole | 80 | 6 | / |
| Holowela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Olowoole | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oloiuola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golowolo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aloiwola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olowoleu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olowolot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olobolia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olauwola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golluwola | 75 | 53 | / |
| Oluswhola | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oluwole | 71 | 42,069 | / |
| Olawole | 71 | 10,895 | / |
| Olubola | 71 | 637 | / |
| Alowole | 71 | 196 | / |
| Olowale | 71 | 23 | / |
| Alowolo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Olowalo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oluwoli | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oluwala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olowule | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olawolé | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olovolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olowulo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olobolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alawola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oluuwole | 67 | 10 | / |
| Olujuola | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oluwwole | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oloibala | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oluwolle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olouwôle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oluwuole | 67 | 4 | / |
| Galuwola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olawolei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alowoile | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ooluwole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olluwole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olovella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holubola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olu'wole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olubuola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olusuola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holuwole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluwoole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olouwule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allowala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alowalia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olowola
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis