Olua Surname

157,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0671:85,7006,017
Mexico1901:653,29610,419
Uganda1531:255,15918,845
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
England181:3,095,448105,421
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France101:6,642,272293,169
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Olua (344) may also be a first name.

Olua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Olua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olua is the 157,924th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,632,784 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Olua live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 470,492nd most widespread given name globally It is held by 344 people.

The surname Olua is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,067 people, or 1 in 85,700. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 31 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 16 percent are found and Enugu, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Olua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olua surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Olua earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.24% less than the national average, earning R 58,836 per year; in Colombia they earn 56.22% less than the national average, earning $9,938,950 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ollua89418/
Oluas8924/
Golua8919/
Holua897/
Oluaa895/
Oliua893/
Olwua893/
Oluea891/
Olhua891/
Oluoa891/
Oolua891/
Olluas8013/
Oluaha8012/
Olluah8011/
Holiua808/
Olouha806/
Oluhoa804/
Goluea801/
Oliuas801/
Oluach801/
Olluoa801/
Otelua801/
Olyuha801/
Goolua800/
Alua7516,421/
Olwa754,092/
Oluo75960/
Elua75521/
Olba75375/
Olva75301/
Ulua75213/
Holyuha7342/
Oulouha734/
Ouluoha731/
Ullua674,302/
Gulua672,149/
Holba671,209/
Olvea67751/
Aluad67689/
Aluas67462/
Halua67414/
Galua67374/
Alhua67317/
Uluay67310/
Uluat67230/
Uluad67166/
Eluay67152/
Uluağ67117/
Holva6787/
Aluaş6770/
Allua6764/
Ulhua6748/
Aluaș6747/
Hulua6734/
Golva6731/
Aliua6726/
Helua6726/
Olwai6722/
Olway6721/
Holwa6720/
Olvah6715/
Olwaa6714/
Ollva6710/
Aluat6710/
Olvas679/
Oilva678/
Aluaa677/
Aulua676/
Ouluo675/
Oulba675/
Elwua674/
Elhua674/
Olbai673/
Olwah673/
Olbea673/
Olwas672/
Olwea672/
Olwuo672/
Ellua672/
Aluoa672/
Alyua672/
Aluaz671/
Olbay671/
Ollwa671/
Holuo671/
Alwua671/
Goluo671/
Aluea671/
Aslua671/
Aelua671/
Oilwa671/
Ooluo671/
Oulwa671/
Olwha671/
Olvad670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olua
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