Olufowoshe Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Olufowoshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Olufowoshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olufowoshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olufowoshe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olufowoshe.
How Common Is The Last Name Olufowoshe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Olufowoshe are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Olufowoshe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 58 percent reside, Ondo, where 16 percent reside and Osun, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olufowose | 95 | 355 | / |
| Olufoweshe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Olufowosi | 84 | 3 | / |
| Olufuwose | 84 | 1 | / |
| Alifowoshe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Olufashe | 78 | 7 | / |
| Alifowose | 74 | 9 | / |
| Olufesho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olufusho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olofosho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olufowoshe
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