Oluwe Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Oluwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oluwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oluwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oluwe is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oluwe? popularity and diffusion
Oluwe is the 1,755,741st most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Oluwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oluwe live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria Oluwe is most numerous in: Edo, where 35 percent are found, Ondo, where 23 percent are found and Delta, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olouwe | 91 | 6 | / |
| Oluwei | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oliuwe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oluiwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oluewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oluwge | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oluwue | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oluw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Oluwihe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Goluwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olowe | 80 | 8,201 | / |
| Oluwa | 80 | 6,669 | / |
| Oliwe | 80 | 595 | / |
| Olube | 80 | 406 | / |
| Oluwi | 80 | 162 | / |
| Eluwe | 80 | 115 | / |
| Aluwe | 80 | 85 | / |
| Uluwe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Oluwuihe | 77 | 101 | / |
| Oluwuhie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oliweh | 73 | 90 | / |
| Ollube | 73 | 78 | / |
| Holowe | 73 | 63 | / |
| Holube | 73 | 60 | / |
| Oluiwa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Eliuwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Holiwe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Olhuwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Huluwe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oluwaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aluwee | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oluhwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Haluwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Olowei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oluuwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oluway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Olouwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Elouwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oloowe | 73 | 5 | / |
| O'Lowe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aaluwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aluwge | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oiluwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Heluwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oliewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oluver | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oluwha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oloube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oluwwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oluwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aluwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahluwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hollube | 67 | 47 | / |
| Holubei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hollowe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Oluwaja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aluw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Holowei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Helouwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olluves | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halauwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holowej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holubee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloubea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olluvez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haluwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alluwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haluwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holuway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oluwe
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