Olakami Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Olakami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Olakami (25) may also be a first name.
Olakami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olakami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olakami occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Olakami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olakami are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olakami is also the 2,136,160th most common first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Olakami is most prevalent in: Niger, where 33 percent reside, Oyo, where 30 percent reside and Ogun, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Olakami is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 30 percent reside and China, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olakammi | 93 | 16 | / |
| Olakaumi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olakemi | 86 | 20 | / |
| Olakomi | 86 | 15 | / |
| Olakama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Alakami | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alhakami | 80 | 2,049 | / |
| Olaskomi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Golacami | 80 | 3 | / |
| Olakamma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Holakame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alakasmi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olakommi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halakami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alakhamid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Allakhami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hollakame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alakama | 71 | 148 | / |
| Alakomi | 71 | 31 | / |
| Alakame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elacami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olakome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olekemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aliakama | 67 | 290 | / |
| Elakhame | 67 | 118 | / |
| Alokamai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Alhakemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alaekomi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alakamma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alhakame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhakemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alakhame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allakomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elekamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oloukomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holokemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhakamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alakomei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhacami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alokaimi | 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 Olakami
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