Owolako Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owolako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Owolako Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Owolako Demographics

Owolako Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 85 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Owolako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owolako is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owolako.

How Common Is The Last Name Owolako? popularity and diffusion

Owolako is the 1,527,735th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owolako are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria Owolako is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 96 percent live, Osun, where 3 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live.

Owolako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Owolako surname is principally Christian (100%) 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
Owoloko86109/
Oboloko7144/
Awalako7111/
Owalaka714/
Awoloko713/
Awolaka711/
Oweloko711/
Awoleko711/
Uwolaka711/
Awolokou6730/
Awouloko672/
Ovoulaka672/
Owalokoy671/
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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 Owolako
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