Olufowodu Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olufowodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olufowodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Olufowodu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olufowodu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufowodu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Olufowodu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olufowodu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 55 percent live, Ogun, where 41 percent live and Oyo, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olufowode893/
Olufodu887/
Olufowote78106/
Olufowoti788/
Olufowoto781/
Olufode751/
Olufowhote743/
Olufayode6766/
Olufad675/
Olufeyode672/
Olufodewa671/
Olowofida671/

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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 Olufowodu
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