Olowu Surname
Approximately 13,966 people bear this surname
Olowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13,350 | 1:13,269 | 1,335 |
| England | 305 | 1:182,682 | 16,414 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Olowu (336) may also be a first name.
Olowu Demographics
Olowu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Olowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olowu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olowu.
How Common Is The Last Name Olowu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olowu is the 37,710th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 521,806 people. Olowu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Olowu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 477,199th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 336 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,350 people, or 1 in 13,269. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent are found, Ondo, where 10 percent are found and Ogun, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Olowu exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Olowu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (81%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Olowu are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Olowu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 489.72% more than the national average, earning R 1,401,400 per year and in United States they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $36,951 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olowhu | 91 | 35 | / |
| Ollowu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Olouwu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Oloewu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Olowou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oluowu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Olowuu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Olowuy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oolowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Golowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olowus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olowuj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oloweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oloowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oluwu | 80 | 149 | / |
| Olawu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Olewu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Alowu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Olobu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ulowu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Olovu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Elowu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Holloweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oulouwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alowou | 73 | 657 | / |
| Oliobu | 73 | 95 | / |
| Olawou | 73 | 51 | / |
| Oluobu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Olawui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Olabou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olawuy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Golawu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Olubou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowoe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olluwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alowuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olguwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hulowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oulabou | 67 | 961 | / |
| Allowou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ollevou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Holobuț | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olowoey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gallowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohlovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olouvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golovui | 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 Olowu
- 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