Saoliu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saoliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saoliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Saoliu (4) may also be a first name.

Saoliu Last Name Facts

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

Saoliu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saoliu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Saoliu is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Saoliu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most common given name worldwide, held by 4 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 50 percent are found and Oyo, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Saoliu is found in one country. It also occurs in China, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaoliu9233/
Saolu918/
Caoliu8334/
Shaolu8315/
Sayolu836/
Saiolu836/
Soaliu832/
Saolau832/
Saholu831/
Sağoğlu77167/
Zhaoliu77104/
Saoulou775/
Chaoliu771/
Sahoulou714/
Siaoulou712/
Shaoulou711/
Sagiolou711/
Saijoulu711/
Zhaolu6734/
Saaulu6732/
Sooalu6716/
Caoluu673/
Sojolu673/
Chaolu672/
Zaolou672/
Seyolu672/
Caolou671/
Soalau671/
Jhaolu671/
Saealu671/

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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 Saoliu
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