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

Olulu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 430,251st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olulu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olulu is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 138 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring 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 live, Bayelsa, where 27 percent live and Delta, where 24 percent live. Besides Nigeria Olulu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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
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  • 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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