Owolijah Surname
3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owolijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owolija | 93 | 18 | / |
| Owolejah | 88 | 9 | / |
| Owoloja | 80 | 496 | / |
| Owolaja | 80 | 123 | / |
| Owolojat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owolai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Owoloi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolaja | 67 | 1,934 | / |
| Owolaye | 67 | 199 | / |
| Owolaju | 67 | 94 | / |
| Owoluyi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Owolayo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Owoloyi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owolawe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owoleyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owoolae | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoloje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoloya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awoloja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awoluja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owalijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owalaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoliya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoloia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoylea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoloie | 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 Owolijah
- 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