Olowude Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olowude Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olowude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2261:783,81835,180
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250

Olowude Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olowude occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olowude? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Olowude reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 783,818. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Olowude Last Name Statistics demography

Olowude earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olowode86203/
Olowuda865/
Olawude862/
Olowoode808/
Olovoude801/
Olowodey801/
Elewude71279/
Olawode71256/
Olubude71100/
Alowode7143/
Alawude7121/
Olowodi716/
Olabude715/
Oluwode713/
Alewude712/
Olawudi711/
Olewide711/
Olowoda711/
Olawoode673/
Aliowuda671/
Alobuide671/
Olubaude671/

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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 Olowude
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