Olumowo Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olumowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olumowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olumowo (10) may also be a first name.

Olumowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olumowo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olumowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olumowo is the 1,478,479th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Olumowo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olumowo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olumowo is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Olumowo is most numerous in: Ondo, where 84 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Ogun, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olumewo8617/
Olomowo863/
Olumeewo803/
Olumoba71151/
Olumabo712/
Olumubo711/
Olumewa711/
Olumova711/
Olumuiwa6717/
Olumuywa673/
Holumová671/
Olumuyıwa631/
Olimova5758,197/
Elumova5718/
Ulumova5714/
Alumova5714/
Alimowa573/
Alomowa571/
Olumaba571/
Galumova5342/
Halumova5311/
Gulumova537/
Gulyumova5032/
Holumeeva5014/

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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 Olumowo
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