Olakan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Olakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olakan (51) may also be a first name.
Olakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olakan (Marathi: फ़ॉलकन) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olakan is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Olakan are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olakan is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.
Olakan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 46 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Ekiti, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olakan in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ॉलकन | folakana | 40 |
| ओलाकन | olakana | 40 |
| ओळकन | olakana | 20 |
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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 Olakan
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