Owolesu Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owolesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awolesu | 86 | 75 | / |
| Obolesu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awoleesu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Awoleshu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owoulsou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oobulesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obulesu | 71 | 5,057 | / |
| Obalesu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Abolesu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obuleshu | 67 | 529 | / |
| Awoulsou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obuleasu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obuulesu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awolosou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obullesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuleesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaleshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoledjou | 63 | 6 | / |
| Obuullesu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Awelsu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obulsu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Awalsu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Awoulossou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Awouledjou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Abulesu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Obulisu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ovolgiu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Auwalsu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Awoulzou | 53 | 482 | / |
| Obulaisu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oweliazu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Eweleazu | 53 | 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 Owolesu
- 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