Olaka Surname
Approximately 3,394 people bear this surname
Olaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,091 | 1:162,367 | 10,166 |
| Uganda | 996 | 1:39,196 | 5,022 |
| Kenya | 714 | 1:64,678 | 6,242 |
| India | 500 | 1:1,534,131 | 57,317 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Olaka (820) may also be a first name.
Olaka Demographics
Olaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olaka (Hindi: ओलका, Marathi: ओलका, Oriya: ଓଲାକା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,919th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,185 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Olaka live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 285,396th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 820 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,091 people, or 1 in 162,367. In Nigeria Olaka is most numerous in: Rivers, where 67 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 21 percent are found.
Olaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Olaka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olaka in the Hindi language | ||
| ओलका | olaka | - |
| Olaka in the Marathi language | ||
| ओलका | olaka | - |
| Olaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଲାକା | olaka | 50 |
| ଉଲୁକା | uluka | 50 |
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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 Olaka
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