Olufolaju Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olufolaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olufolaju Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olufolaju (10) may also be a first name.

Olufolaju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olufolaju occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Olufolaju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufolaju? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Olufolaju live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Olufolaju is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Olufolaju is primarily found in: Kwara, where 50 percent live, Osun, where 23 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olufolaji89261/
Olufolayo781/
Olufalae713/
Olufalaye679/
Olufulayi673/
Olufalayi673/
Olufulayo672/
Olufalee591/
Olufaloye5628/
Olufaleye564/

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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 Olufolaju
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