Omolua Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omolua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omolua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Omolua (50) may also be a first name.

Omolua Last Name Facts

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

Omolua is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Omolua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omolua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omolua are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omolua is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 50 people.

The surname Omolua is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Omolua is most numerous in: Edo, where 27 percent reside, Delta, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omholua921/
Omohluah861/
Omalua839/
Homolva774/
Emholyua713/
Omoilewa711/
Omalwa6726/
Amolwa676/
Amalua673/
Omolwo672/
Omulwa671/
Amolva671/
Emolva671/
Hamalua626/
Amaluha622/
Emuoluo621/
Homolvá621/
Oumalwa621/
Amuluay621/
Ammulua621/
Amuluoha5769/
Omusilwa5711/
Amalluha571/
Amalwa50438/
Emaluo5035/
Amalba509/
Amulwa501/
Amalva501/
Amaluo501/
Emelva501/
Emalwa501/

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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 Omolua
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