Olake Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Olake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 267 | 1:146,215 | 13,059 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Olake (22) may also be a first name.
Olake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olake (Marathi: ोळके) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olake? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 876,631st most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname Olake occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olake reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olake is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 146,215. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Lira District, where 31 percent live, Dokolo District, where 17 percent live and Alebtong District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Olake occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olake in the Marathi language | ||
| ोळके | olake | 42.86 |
| ओलके | olake | 42.86 |
| ओऴके | olake | 14.29 |
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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 Olake
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