Owolu Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Owolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Owolu (19) may also be a first name.
Owolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owolu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owolu? popularity and diffusion
Owolu is the 1,092,155th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owolu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owolu is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
Owolu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria Owolu is most common in: Lagos, where 70 percent reside, Ogun, where 15 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoilu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Owoolu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Owollu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owolou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owoulou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awolu | 80 | 2,990 | / |
| Owulu | 80 | 276 | / |
| Owalu | 80 | 234 | / |
| Ewolu | 80 | 218 | / |
| Obolu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Owelu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ovolu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Auwolu | 73 | 259 | / |
| Awolou | 73 | 212 | / |
| Awoolu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Hawolu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Awuolu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Awwolu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ewolou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oboulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohbolu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojwulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oywelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owulou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awolus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohuolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojbolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awohlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoulou | 67 | 176 | / |
| Awohlou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oboulou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovoulou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gowallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwualu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awollou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiwulu | 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 Owolu
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