Osolu Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Osolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osolu is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osolu is the 1,839,022nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Osolu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osolu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Osolu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 68 percent reside, Abia, where 15 percent reside and Ogun, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoolu913/
Osollu913/
Osholu912/
Osoliu912/
Osolgu911/
Otsolu911/
Ozsoylu8316/
Osolius8312/
Gosollu833/
Ossolou832/
Oselu80371/
Esolu80215/
Ojolu80206/
Asolu8039/
Osulu8036/
Osalu8010/
Usolu801/
Ozolu801/
Osgioğlu772/
Ousoulou771/
Otsoulou771/
Asoğlu73926/
Usoğlu7397/
Asholu7337/
Oosalu7329/
Otsalu7328/
Gosulu7323/
Ocholu7314/
Ogiolu7310/
Oshelu737/
Ojoolu737/
Gosalu734/
Ojoulu734/
Oisalu733/
Esiolu733/
Osulut732/
Ousulu732/
Osaulu732/
Osalus732/
Asoolu732/
Osuleu731/
O'Jolu731/
Osalau731/
Oseluh731/
Asiolu731/
Ozoğlu731/
Asoliu731/
Asolou731/
Ozoelu731/
Osoloo731/
Aasolu731/
Osaalu731/
Oussoulou712/
Gossoulou711/
Hasoğlu67776/
Hoşoğlu67737/
Özsoylu67368/
Oussoulous67307/
Oidsalu6770/
Hocoğlu6743/
Ozcollu6739/
Oitsalu6727/
Üçsoylu6711/
Ozoluha678/
Uzsoylu678/
Ossalou676/
Odjolou674/
Ashuolu673/
Gusholu673/
Ozsullu672/
Ahasolu672/
Esiolou672/
Asholiu671/
Ozoulou671/
Ozolius671/
Gousulu671/
Osaulau671/
Osselou671/

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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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  • 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 Osolu
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