Olusakin Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olusakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olusakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4691:377,70320,101
England81:6,964,757184,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Olusakin (229) may also be a first name.

Olusakin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olusakin occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olusakin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 637,196th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olusakin are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olusakin is also the 593,349th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 229 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 377,703. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 29 percent reside, Oyo, where 13 percent reside and Ekiti, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olushakin9422/
Elusakin88986/
Elushakin8216/
Elusaukin822/
Elusakn801/
Elisakin757/
Elisekin634/
Olusequn631/
Eliseykin59359/
Eliseikin593/
Alozoukin593/
Holosheikyn536/
Alozokin501/

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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 Olusakin
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