Owolemi Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Owolemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Owolemi (313) may also be a first name.
Owolemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owolemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owolemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owolemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owolemi is the 1,511,557th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. Owolemi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owolemi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owolemi is also the 496,565th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 313 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria Owolemi is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 43 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 19 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Owolemi
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