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
Okelani (Russian: Окелани) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okelani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly 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 on earth It is held by 7 people.
The surname Okelani is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Okelani is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ogun, where 50 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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