Okanlawan Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Okanlawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 378 | 1:468,632 | 23,688 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Okanlawan (77) may also be a first name.
Okanlawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okanlawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okanlawan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okanlawan? popularity and diffusion
Okanlawan is the 746,827th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Okanlawan occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okanlawan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okanlawan is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 77 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 468,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 28 percent are found and Ogun, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanlawon | 89 | 15,183 | / |
| Okanlowan | 89 | 6 | / |
| Okonlawan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Akanlawan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oikanlawon | 84 | 5 | / |
| Okannlawon | 84 | 3 | / |
| Okanlaiwon | 84 | 3 | / |
| Okhanlawon | 84 | 2 | / |
| Okanlawwon | 84 | 2 | / |
| Okanlawuon | 84 | 2 | / |
| Okanlawoon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Okahnlawonh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okanlawoinn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okonlawon | 78 | 156 | / |
| Akanlawon | 78 | 29 | / |
| Okanlowon | 78 | 26 | / |
| Okanlewon | 78 | 2 | / |
| Akonlawan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ookonlawon | 74 | 2 | / |
| Okanlaiuon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akonlawon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okamlawom | 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 Okanlawan
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