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 last name Okelani (Russian: Окелани) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Okelani.
How Common Is The Last Name Okelani? popularity and diffusion
Okelani is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name 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 frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 7 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Okelani is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ogun, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Okelani is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.
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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