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) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 132,919th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,185 people. The last name Olaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Olaka reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 285,396th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 820 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,091 people, or 1 in 162,367. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 67 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 21 percent live.
Olaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Olaka last name 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
- 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 Olaka
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