Okelana Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Okelana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 290 | 1:610,837 | 29,086 |
| Benin | 46 | 1:224,687 | 20,522 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Okelana (12) may also be a first name.
Okelana Demographics
Average Okelana Salary in
United States
$45,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okelana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okelana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okelana is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okelana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 786,896th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okelana are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okelana is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 610,837. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Ogun, where 24 percent are found and Oyo, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Okelana Last Name Statistics demography
Okelana earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okelanah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okelani | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okelena | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okelano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oceliana | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okelango | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okalanea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akelanas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okilyanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ecalana | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okalena | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekalana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akalana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akolana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekelena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekelona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akelane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acolana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakelona | 67 | 40 | / |
| Azkilana | 67 | 33 | / |
| Akalanna | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ekaliana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akhilana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okilango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akelanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akiliana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akallana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askelane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekiliana | 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 Okelana
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