Okaleka Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okaleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okaleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Okaleka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okaleka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okaleka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Okaleka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okaleka are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Delta, where 26 percent live and Rivers, where 23 percent live. Besides Nigeria Okaleka exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhalekha881/
Okalika8655/
Okeleka8614/
Okaleke869/
Ukaleka866/
Okalaka863/
Akaleka861/
Ekaleka861/
Okaloka861/
Okoleka861/
Okalloka801/
Ekhalekha7554/
Gokhaleko751/
Akoleka71479/
Akalaka7168/
Akaleko7161/
Okoleke7140/
Ekalaka7140/
Akalika7123/
Okolaka7110/
Akaleke714/
Ekeleka713/
Ekalika711/
Okelika711/
Okolika711/
Okoleko711/
Okalike711/
Ekalakha6710/
Okolieke6710/
Ekalikau674/
Okolicka674/
Okoliaka672/
Akkalika672/
Ekalaeca671/
Okhalako671/
Akalakai671/
Akkalaka671/

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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
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  • 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 Okaleka
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