Owoloja Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoloja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoloja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4881:362,99719,456
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owoloja (94) may also be a first name.

Owoloja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owoloja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Owoloja is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoloja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 619,831st most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoloja are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoloja is also the 980,251st most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 94 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 362,997. In Nigeria Owoloja is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 36 percent reside, Kogi, where 15 percent reside and Ogun, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Owoloja is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Owoloja Last Name Statistics demography

Owoloja earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owolojat931/
Owoloa921/
Owolaja86123/
Owolija8618/
Owoloje865/
Owoloya865/
Awoloja865/
Owolojo861/
Owolijah8042/
Owolejah809/
Awoloaja803/
Awoloa7724/
Owolai777/
Owolou771/
Owoloi771/
Awolaja711,934/
Owoloye71555/
Owolaye71199/
Owolaju7194/
Owolayo7139/
Owoloyi7114/
Owolawe718/
Oboloje716/
Owoolae715/
Obaloja714/
Aboloja714/
Owaloya713/
Owoulou713/
Awoluja713/
Owalaja712/
Owolaso711/
Owolowe711/
Owoloie711/
Owoylea711/
Owoloyo711/
Owolaya711/
Owolaje711/
Awoloia711/
Awoloya711/
Awoslaja673/

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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 Owoloja
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