Owolaju Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owolaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owolaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
England21:27,859,030389,889

Owolaju Last Name Facts

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

Owolaju occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owolaju.

How Common Is The Last Name Owolaju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owolaju is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owolaju live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 50 percent reside, Oyo, where 30 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Owolaju exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awolaju86168/
Owolaja86123/
Owoloju863/
Owolaje861/
Owolai777/
Owolou771/
Owoloa771/
Awolaja711,934/
Owoloja71496/
Owolaye71199/
Owoluyi7146/
Owolayo7139/
Owolija7118/
Owolawe718/
Owoloje715/
Owoolae715/
Owoloya715/
Obolaji713/
Owoulou713/
Owalaja712/
Awolaji712/
Owoylea711/
Awoloju711/
Obolaje711/
Awolaje711/
Owolaya711/
Owolojo711/
Owolijah6742/
Owolejah679/
Aboolaji679/
Obolloju673/
Awoslaja673/
Awoloaja673/
Owolojat671/
Gowalaji671/
Oballaju671/

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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 Owolaju
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