Okelani Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Okelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
Okelani (7) may also be a first name.
Okelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okelani (Russian: Окелани) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okelani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okelani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Okelani live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okelani is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 7 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found and Ogun, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okelana | 86 | 359 | / |
| Okalani | 86 | 9 | / |
| Okelenyi | 80 | 58 | / |
| Okalanyi | 80 | 34 | / |
| Okoliani | 80 | 7 | / |
| Okaliani | 80 | 6 | / |
| Akelanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashkelani | 75 | 488 | / |
| Ekeleni | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ekalani | 71 | 22 | / |
| Akalani | 71 | 20 | / |
| Akilani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Okoloni | 71 | 8 | / |
| Akeleni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akeloni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekilani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okaloni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ecolani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akelane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekelane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiloni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akelenyi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okallany | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekaliani | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okolloni | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okalanea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akalanyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okolonyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akalyani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Askilani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akilaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekalyani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukalane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uccelani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uskilani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askelane | 67 | 1 | / |
Okelani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okelani in the Russian language | ||
| Окелани | okelani | - |
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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 Okelani
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