Olakanye Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Olakanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,025 | 1:172,822 | 10,688 |
| Benin | 105 | 1:98,434 | 11,231 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Olakanye (48) may also be a first name.
Olakanye Demographics
Average Olakanye Salary in
United States
$53,519 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olakanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olakanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olakanye occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakanye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 322,243rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olakanye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 48 people.
The surname Olakanye is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,025 people, or 1 in 172,822. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Oyo, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Olakanye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Olakanye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Olakanye earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning $53,519 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olakanoye | 94 | 4 | / |
| Otlhakanye | 89 | 22 | / |
| Alakanye | 88 | 2 | / |
| Olakonye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Halakanye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Galeakanye | 78 | 50 | / |
| Alakonye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Olakanji | 75 | 5 | / |
| Alakaniya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Halakanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alakhaniya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Halakanaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allazkanei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halakaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alokonye | 63 | 6 | / |
| Ulokanje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Galacainay | 56 | 1 | / |
| Olokonyoyi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Olokonioyi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Alahakoonge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Olokonji | 50 | 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 Olakanye
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