Okolye Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Okolye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
Okolye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okolye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okolye is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okolye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Okolye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Okolye are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 92 percent reside and Sokoto, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoloye | 92 | 81 | / |
| Okoleye | 92 | 5 | / |
| Okolaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okouloye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okolie | 83 | 76,206 | / |
| Okolue | 83 | 147 | / |
| Okolay | 83 | 6 | / |
| Okolei | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okolae | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okolee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ozkolay | 77 | 129 | / |
| Okolieh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Okolije | 77 | 18 | / |
| Okoloyi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okoloje | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okoleit | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okoolie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akoloye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okoelie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okoleje | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okkolie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogkolie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okaleye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okoliee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okollie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okolaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoliya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okouley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoloyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokolie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okholie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okcolie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoliei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okolayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoliea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okolies | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoliie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoloie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okolowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoslay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goikolea | 71 | 139 | / |
| Gokollie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Askolaye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aïkolaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gockoley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akolay | 67 | 391 | / |
| Akolea | 67 | 184 | / |
| Okolai | 67 | 114 | / |
| Okolou | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ukolie | 67 | 45 | / |
| Okolaa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Akoley | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okaley | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okoloa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akulye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okoloi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akolie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okalue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoloj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okalei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okalae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okalee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okalie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akalye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okulie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukalye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoloe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocoley | 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 Okolye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis