Olulu Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Olulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7431:238,41613,855
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Olulu (138) may also be a first name.

Olulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olulu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olulu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 430,251st most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olulu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olulu is also the 787,636th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 138 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 238,416. In Nigeria Olulu is most numerous in: Rivers, where 39 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 27 percent are found and Delta, where 24 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloulu9152/
Golulu916/
Oilulu913/
Olaulu911/
Oluluj911/
Oluilu911/
Oloulou8361/
Gollulu837/
Hoolulu836/
Oloulhu831/
Elulu807,390/
Alulu801,243/
Ululu8055/
Olilu8019/
Holoulou772/
Gollullu771/
Allulu73429/
Elulou73296/
Galulu73232/
Ulgulu7393/
Halulu7366/
Alulud7321/
Gululu7315/
Ahlulu736/
Hululu735/
Algulu735/
Oluloo735/
Aliulu733/
Alullu733/
Elhulu732/
Ellulu732/
Alhulu731/
Aloulu731/
Utlulu731/
Uloulu731/
Alulut731/
Eluluu731/
Aleulu731/
Aluilu731/
Aluelu731/
Alollu731/
Eleulu731/
Aloulou67573/
Haliulu6730/
Ahalulu6727/
Gulgulu6718/
Allului6717/
Halulou673/
Haluliu671/
Allutlu671/
Allollu671/
Aalollu671/
Galullu671/
Hallulu671/
Gullulu671/
Allulus670/

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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 Olulu
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