Olure Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2641:670,99531,276
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Olure (23) may also be a first name.

Olure Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olure is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olure click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olure? popularity and diffusion

Olure is the 956,400th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olure reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The last name Olure is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 670,995. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 56 percent are found, Niger, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Olure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olure last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olurer9126/
Golure9111/
Olurie916/
Oluree912/
Ollure911/
Olures911/
Olur891,426/
Olaures832/
Hollure831/
O'Lurie831/
Holures830/
Alure802,400/
Olore801,163/
Olgur80257/
Holur8049/
Oluri8049/
Olura8040/
Olire8038/
Elure8034/
Golur8027/
Ollur8011/
Oleur807/
Olhur804/
Olury801/
Oluur801/
Oliur800/
Goloureh7714/
Gouloure773/
Olluri731,260/
Eluere73160/
Oliere73153/
Oloore73146/
Golour7394/
Aalure7375/
Halure7375/
Gollur7374/
Hollur7367/
Ellure7366/
Goluri7361/
Allure7348/
Otluri7318/
Gulure736/
Algure736/
Hulure736/
Alaure736/
Galure735/
Olaura734/
Alures734/
Olurha734/
Elurei733/
Olguri733/
Alurez733/
Elaure733/
Holore732/
Helure732/
Oloura732/
Golaur731/
Ouluri731/
Ooluri731/
Holire731/
Hoslur731/
Elurie731/
Olurai731/
Oluira731/
Olorre731/
Oliury731/
Alurie731/
Aleure731/
Olouri731/
Oloree731/
Oloere731/
Alured731/
Alurei731/
Holhur731/
Holeur730/
Aloure730/
Ollire730/
Olorey730/
Ollury730/
Alur674,235/
Golluri672,048/
Olor671,127/
Oulgour67344/
Hallure67225/
Allured67206/
Ullaure67122/
Golouri6795/
Ollauri6749/
Elaurea6713/
Alaurie679/
Golguri678/
Allures674/
Ouliere673/
Hullure672/
Galurej672/
Golgour672/
Halgure671/
Gullure671/
Gouluri671/
Golurgi671/
Goluuri671/
Attlure671/
Alluhre671/
Olleury671/
Galoure671/
Alaurea671/
Alhuire671/
Alhoure671/
Hollour670/
Ollirea670/
Holaurh670/
Halurer670/

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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
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  • 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 Olure
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