Oluwi Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Oluwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Oluwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oluwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oluwi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oluwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oluwi is the 1,364,059th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. Oluwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Oluwi are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 47 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Plateau, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Oluwi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oluwei | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oluwihe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Goluwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oluwa | 80 | 6,669 | / |
| Olubi | 80 | 1,445 | / |
| Aluwi | 80 | 983 | / |
| Olowi | 80 | 206 | / |
| Oluwe | 80 | 109 | / |
| Uluwi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oliwi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Oluwuihe | 77 | 101 | / |
| Oluwuhie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oluwauyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olubai | 73 | 114 | / |
| Oluiwa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Oloubi | 73 | 38 | / |
| Aluwih | 73 | 31 | / |
| Olhuwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Uluwai | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aluwai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oluwaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oluhwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Haluwi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Olouvi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Olowei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Alluwi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oluuwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olouwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oluway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Olouwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eluwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oliuwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oiluwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olubii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aluwiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluwwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oluwha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oluiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Holubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olusui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aliuwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaluwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollowi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olaubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olubiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goluvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluwge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haluwai | 67 | 17,332 | / |
| Holubei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Huluwai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Holuboi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oluwaja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Holowei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Holubij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olusuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olowuhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holowai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holouvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloubyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluchwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulluwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olouvui | 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 Oluwi
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