Oluwo Surname

164,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4091:73,5345,277
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
England961:580,39635,131
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Oluwo (118) may also be a first name.

Oluwo Last Name Facts

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

Oluwo is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 164,185th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,757,301 people. The last name Oluwo is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oluwo reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluwo is also the 859,937th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 118 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,409 people, or 1 in 73,534. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 62 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Oluwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oluwo surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Oluwo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olouwo9116/
Oluwuo919/
Olauwo914/
Oluwoo913/
Oluwoy911/
Oluiwo911/
Oluwoch832/
Olowo8020,220/
Oluwa806,669/
Olubo802,303/
Oliwo80335/
Eluwo80267/
Aluwo8094/
Uluwo8038/
Oluvo801/
Oulouwou771/
Oliewo73203/
Oloubo73128/
Olowho7351/
Oluiwa7350/
Oluwah7339/
Aluwuo7335/
Olhuwa7320/
Oloowo7315/
Oluwaa7314/
Oluswa7313/
Oluhwa7311/
Ojlowo737/
Oluuwa737/
Olouwa736/
Holowo736/
Olowoy735/
Oluewa735/
Ollowo735/
Oluhuo734/
Holubo734/
Oluwua734/
Olowuo733/
Olowou733/
Oolubo733/
Olubou733/
Oleuwa733/
Oiluwa733/
Olowoo733/
Oluwha732/
Olowoh732/
Oluwwa732/
Uluwoy732/
Oliuwa731/
Oluibo731/
Olowwo731/
Oluwga731/
Eleuwo731/
Holluwood710/
Holuboi6716/
Ouloubo6715/
Holuwah679/
Holutvo675/
Aliuhwo674/
Aliuwho674/
Olohuwa673/
Oluijbo672/
Golluwa671/
Galuwoh671/
Oloubou671/
Ojloowo671/
Holowoa670/

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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 Oluwo
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