Olru Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Olru Last Name Facts

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

Olru is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Olru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Olru reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 83 percent live and Benue, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olrud8918/
Olrup897/
Golru891/
Ohlrau8021/
Golrou804/
Alru7512/
Elru752/
Halru6721/
Alrup6713/
Alruz6713/
Alrud675/
Allru673/
Gulru672/
Alrou671/
Alruh671/
Alrgu671/
Ellru671/
Galru671/
Elrui671/
Alreu670/
Olroe670/

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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 Olru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis