Olumolu Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olumolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olumolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olumolu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Olumolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. Olumolu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olumolu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Olumolu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 37 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alumolu86642/
Olomolu865/
Olumelu861/
Olumulu861/
Allumolu80462/
Aluumolu803/
Elumelu71777/
Hallumoğlu71114/
Alimolu7118/
Alumalu7116/
Alumulu714/
Elumalu712/
Alumelu712/
Alumullu675/
Allumelu674/
Allumalu673/
Elumeluh672/
Alumallu671/
Allumulu671/
Allomolu671/
Allimolu671/
Allumallu63298/
Allumullu6317/
Aloumelou631/
Alloumelou5910/
Allumallui591/
Aloomoloo501/

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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 Olumolu
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