Omolewa Surname

106,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omolewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omolewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,3011:41,1863,267
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Omolewa (3,268) may also be a first name.

Omolewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omolewa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omolewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,302nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,656,637 people. Omolewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Omolewa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 125,232nd most prevalent forename globally, held by 3,268 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,301 people, or 1 in 41,186. In Nigeria Omolewa is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 25 percent live, Oyo, where 19 percent live and Anambra, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Omolewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (84%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Omolewa surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Omolewa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.85% more than the national average, earning $58,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoolewa934/
Omoilewa931/
Oomolewa931/
Omolewah931/
Omolewo86162/
Omolawa8637/
Omolewe869/
Omalewa869/
Omelewa864/
Omoliwa862/
Omoleewo8081/
Omoloeva8075/
Gomoleva801/
Gomoleeva754/
Omolowo71588/
Omolebi71137/
Omolawo7150/
Omalewo7121/
Omolebe714/
Omaleva711/
Omeleva711/
Omelaeva67159/
Omoolowo6732/
Homeleva678/
Omolaawo675/
Amoleabe673/
Osmaleva673/
Emolaeva672/
Omoleeuo671/
Omaleewo671/
Omolgiva671/
Amolieva671/
Gomuleva671/
Gamoleva671/
Omalieva671/
Omalaeva671/

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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 Omolewa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis