Oreoluwa Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oreoluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oreoluwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1331:156,3489,859
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oreoluwa (5,775) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Oreoluwa Demographics

Oreoluwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 258 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Oreoluwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oreoluwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oreoluwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreoluwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 325,054th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,364,669 people. Oreoluwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oreoluwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 87,826th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 5,775 people.

Oreoluwa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,133 people, or 1 in 156,348. In Nigeria Oreoluwa is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 33 percent live, Ekiti, where 16 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Oreoluwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oreoluwa last name is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreolouwa945/
Ooreoluwa942/
Areoluwa884/
Oreoluwe881/
Erioluwa7538/
Orioluwo751/
Oriolowoa712/
Oriolowo631,124/
Eriolluwa593/
Oroiolowo591/
Ariolowo501/
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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 Oreoluwa
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