Oluawo Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oluawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluawo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Oluawo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluawo? popularity and diffusion

Oluawo is the 1,980,395th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Oluawo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oluawo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oluawo is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Oluawo is primarily concentrated in: Kwara, where 36 percent reside, Osun, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluowo8314/
Oluabo832/
Oluawa831/
Oluowho77108/
Oluabuo771/
Oluoba6757/
Aluawa6711/
Aluabo6711/
Aluowo673/
Alwawo673/
Eluawa671/
Oluowa671/

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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
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  • 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 Oluawo
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