Oluuwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oluuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluuwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluuwa? popularity and diffusion

Oluuwa is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Oluuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oluuwa live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Oluuwa is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Oluuwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluwa916,669/
Oluiwa8350/
Oluwah8339/
Olhuwa8320/
Olusua8314/
Oluwaa8314/
Oluswa8313/
Eluuwa8312/
Oluhwa8311/
Olouwa836/
Oluway836/
Oluewa835/
Oluwua834/
Oleuwa833/
Oiluwa833/
Oluwwa832/
Oluwha832/
Oluuba832/
Oluwga831/
Oliuwa831/
Oluwaja7712/
Holuwah779/
Olohuwa773/
Olluhua771/
Golluwa771/
Holuway770/
Eluwa737,430/
Oliwa733,100/
Aluwa732,795/
Oluwo732,643/
Oluba731,649/
Uluwa73394/
Oluwi73162/
Oluwe73109/
Oluva731/
Houlouwa7122/
Oluiwaja713/
Oluwauyi713/
Oluwaaja713/
Goulouwa712/
Oluchwat711/
Oleuwaja711/
Holluway710/
Haluwa67583/
Alouwa67456/
Eluwah67278/
Holuba67215/
Olouba67207/
Olubai67114/
Heluwa6768/
Aliuwa6750/
Eleuwa6749/
Olihua6740/
Uluwai6716/
Olouwo6716/
Aluwai6714/
Oluwuo679/
Holiwa678/
Alluwa677/
Aluiwa676/
Huluwa676/
Alauwa676/
Olouwe676/
Eluwai675/
Oluwei674/
Oluhuo674/
Olyuba674/
Oliuwe674/
Eliuwa674/
Olauwo674/
Eluwua673/
Oluwoo673/
Olubou673/
Eluwau673/
Olowaa673/
Euluwa673/
Oluiwe672/
Olubaa672/
Olueva672/
Goluva672/
Elluwa672/
Uluway671/
Oluvai671/
Olubay671/
Oluwge671/
Oluwue671/
Oliwah671/
Alusua671/
Oluiba671/
Oliway671/
Olusui671/
Eluiwa671/
Aluwau671/
Aleuwa671/
Uluwwa671/
Oluiwo671/
Aluwua671/
Uluwah671/
Uluuba671/
Oluwoy671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oluuwa
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