Oolah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oolah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oolah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Oolah (11) may also be a first name.

Oolah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oolah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oolah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Oolah live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

Oolah is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Oolah is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Oolah exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoolah91361/
Oyolah911/
Aoolah911/
Hoholah8323/
Ooallah831/
Aootlah831/
Oholaah831/
Ojollah831/
Oyola8035,196/
Ojola80196/
Ohola80156/
Aoola8026/
Aolah8021/
Oiola809/
Ouola803/
O'Ola801/
Gououlah771/
Oualah73336/
Oyolla73273/
Haolah7398/
Hoyola7391/
Hohola7357/
Oyiola7327/
Oholla7315/
Uootla7310/
Aoulah738/
Ojolla735/
Aolaah734/
Ahoola733/
Oallah733/
Oyoloa733/
Gouola733/
Ojiola732/
Oiolla732/
Ojolai732/
Ohuola732/
Ohoola731/
Oyolia731/
Oholap731/
Oohala731/
Gooala731/
Oaslah731/
Oholga731/
Aolash731/
Ohoula731/
Hoiola731/
Aoilah731/
Oala67986/
Aola67248/
Hoholea6734/
Oualach6715/
Ouallah6710/
O'Holla676/
Hoholač673/
Oualaha673/
Oyolloh671/
Gohoula671/
Goholoh671/
Aoullah671/

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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 Oolah
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