Umolu Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2991:592,45128,489
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Umolu (14) may also be a first name.

Umolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umolu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Umolu.

How Common Is The Last Name Umolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814,680th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Umolu reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umolu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The last name Umolu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 592,451. In Nigeria Umolu is mostly found in: Edo, where 22 percent live, Plateau, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Umolu Last Name Statistics demography

Umolu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumolu912/
Oumolou83845/
Humolud831/
Gumgolu831/
Omolu801,284/
Umalu80196/
Umulu80160/
Umelu8061/
Imolu8049/
Oumoulou771/
Houmolou771/
Umutlu734,461/
Gumulu73212/
Humulu7329/
Imoilu7321/
Omoolu7310/
Gumalu7310/
Jimolu735/
Ummalu735/
Umelou734/
Aumalu734/
Umulau734/
Umallu733/
Umalau732/
Usmalu731/
Uymulu731/
Omolui731/
Omoilu731/
Umalut731/
Humalu731/
Omoleu731/
Oumouloud71889/
Himoğlu6750/
Oumalou6735/
Homolau6722/
Gummalu6711/
Oumaleu6711/
Ummaulu678/
Gumulou676/
Gummulu675/
Gumalau672/
Omoulou671/
Ujmalou671/
Ummullu671/
Gumulau671/
Aumalou671/

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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 Umolu
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