Olufowomu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olufowomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Olufowomu 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
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Olufowomu Last Name Facts

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

Olufowomu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olufowomu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufowomu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Olufowomu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Oyo, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 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
Olufowomi893/
Olfom712/
Oloufoumi6737/
Olufem679/
Olowofemi676/
Olufayomi674/
Oluwafomi671/
Oluwafwmi671/

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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 Olufowomu
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