Oluwadun Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluwadun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluwadun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oluwadun (14) may also be a first name.

Oluwadun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluwadun occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluwadun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oluwadun are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluwadun is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Oluwadun is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Oluwadun is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 54 percent live, Oyo, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluwadaun9412/
Oluwadahun89116/
Olubadun889/
Olowadun881/
Olubodun755,143/
Olowodun7539/
Olubuodun716/
Oluboduun713/
Oloubodun711/
Oluboidun711/
Oloubodoun671/
Alowodun632/
Alubodun631/

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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 Oluwadun
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