Owolese Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owolese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owolesi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Owolose | 86 | 10 | / |
| Owolaase | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owolezie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oboleshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awoles | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Woolsey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Awolesi | 71 | 1,913 | / |
| Avolese | 71 | 143 | / |
| Owolasi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Evolese | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awolege | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obulese | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awolsei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owalesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owulesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obolise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oboyles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolessy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owals | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoloshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovols | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howalles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avoolesh | 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 Owolese
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis