Omolaja Surname

153,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omolaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omolaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8061:63,1304,660
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Omolaja (1,812) may also be a first name.

Omolaja Last Name Facts

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

Omolaja occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omolaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omolaja is the 153,632nd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,547,202 people. The last name Omolaja is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omolaja reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omolaja is also the 179,394th most common first name in the world, held by 1,812 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,806 people, or 1 in 63,130. In Nigeria Omolaja is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 34 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Omolaja Last Name Statistics demography

Omolaja earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oumolaja932/
Omoolaja932/
Omollaja931/
Omoloja86652/
Omolaju8648/
Omolaya8622/
Omolaje8615/
Omolaji8610/
Amolaja867/
Omolajo866/
Omalaja863/
Omolaaj863/
Omulaja861/
Omolaia861/
Omola831,072/
Omooloja807/
Omolaije801/
Homola775,243/
Omoola77534/
Omolla7732/
Gomolj7726/
Omoila7714/
Omolae7713/
Omolya7711/
Omolai7711/
Omolia776/
Omulaa774/
Omoloa773/
Omalaj772/
Omolea772/
Omoyla771/
Amolaa771/
Omolayo717,393/
Omolaye71808/
Homolya71712/
Amoloja71343/
Oumoula71171/
Homolia71118/
Homolla7183/
Gomolea7177/
Hommola7166/
Houmola7162/
Omoloje7141/
Homolai7139/
Omolojo7129/
Homolau7122/
Homolay7120/
Omaleja7111/
Omoliya7110/
Omolawe715/
Omoloji714/
Amalaja713/
Omolijo713/
Omoleya713/
Omoleji712/
Omolayi712/
Omalaya711/
Omoleje711/
Amolaya711/
Omalaji711/
Omulaha711/
Homoloa711/
Omoloya711/
Homolayova711/
Omoloia711/
Omole6719,754/
Amola674,275/
Omala672,537/
Oumoulay67204/
Omoli67115/
Omolejie6754/
Omoolaye6719/
Oumalaha6715/
Omolayie673/
Omoolayi673/
Omoliaye672/
Oomolayo671/
Omolojie671/
Omolayou671/
Omulaiah671/
Omolaiyi671/
Omolayoh671/
Omoeleha671/
Homolyai671/
Oummoula671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omolaja
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