Owolawi Surname
Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname
Owolawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,111 | 1:159,444 | 10,011 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owolawi (33) may also be a first name.
Owolawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owolawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owolawi is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owolawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 323,367th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,320,508 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owolawi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owolawi is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 33 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,111 people, or 1 in 159,444. In Nigeria Owolawi is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 28 percent are found, Osun, where 22 percent are found and Ondo, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owolawe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Owolawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owulawi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owolavi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owoolabi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owolabii | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owwolabi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oiwolabi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ouwolabi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owolabui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owuolabi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owoilabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojwolabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohwolabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owolabiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoliabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oywolabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owolewe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Obolabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Awolawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouwalabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoulawa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owolawi
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