Okelawon Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okelawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okelawon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Okelawon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okelawon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okelawon is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okelawon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Okelawon is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okelawon are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Okelawon is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 81 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Ogun, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Okelawon occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okalawon88169/
Okolawon8893/
Okelawan885/
Okalahwon821/
Okolaawon821/
Akilawon7517/
Okolawan7512/
Okalawan7512/
Akolawon753/
Akalawon752/
Okolowon751/
Okelowang716/
Ekalawan6334/
Akilawan633/
Okolowan631/
Akalawan631/
Akhelavan593/
Ecalavan5012/
Ekalavan501/

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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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  • 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 Okelawon
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