Olakanle Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Olakanle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Olakanle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olakanle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olakanle is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakanle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,447,279th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olakanle are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 29 percent reside, Bauchi, where 28 percent reside and Ondo, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olakaunle | 94 | 2 | / |
| Olakanla | 88 | 376 | / |
| Olakounle | 82 | 14 | / |
| Olakangil | 82 | 9 | / |
| Halakanle | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olakonla | 75 | 5 | / |
| Olokanla | 75 | 2 | / |
| Olakounlê | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokounle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oloukounle | 67 | 123 | / |
| Olakhongil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olokonla | 63 | 92 | / |
| Alacanli | 63 | 4 | / |
| Alacahanli | 56 | 41 | / |
| Oloukounlé | 56 | 6 | / |
| Alacahanlı | 56 | 1 | / |
| Alokanlouy | 56 | 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 Olakanle
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