Oluwu Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Oluwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oluwu (12) may also be a first name.
Oluwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oluwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oluwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oluwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Oluwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oluwu is the 1,441,361st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Oluwu is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Oluwu are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluwu is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 12 people.
The last name Oluwu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 29 percent live, Ekiti, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 15 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oluewu | 91 | 138 | / |
| Olouwu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Olluwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olguwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olowu | 80 | 13,966 | / |
| Olubu | 80 | 362 | / |
| Aluwu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Eluwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Oliwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oluvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oluwuhie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oulouwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ollowu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Alauwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oluwoe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oloewu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Olubou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elujwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluwoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eluwau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aluewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aluwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auluwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holubeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olouvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloubou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oluwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis