Olakeye Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Olakeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olakeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olakeye (11) may also be a first name.

Olakeye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Olakeye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Olakeye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olakeye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olakeye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olakeye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olakeye is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

The last name Olakeye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Olakeye is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Kwara, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 9 percent reside and Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olakee921/
Olakey920/
Olakiye8628/
Olaskey8624/
Olakoye8622/
Olakeyo8621/
Olakaye8612/
Olackey862/
Olakuye861/
Olaekeyi8015/
Olokeuye805/
Golackey805/
Holakoee801/
Alakoeye801/
Olakay771,660/
Olakeu7741/
Ulakey7710/
Alakey774/
Elakey772/
Olekey772/
Olakae771/
Olakoy771/
Olacey770/
Holakouee75233/
Holakuyee751/
Golakay711,738/
Olakoya7193/
Alakaye7169/
Olakoyo7165/
Oolakay7151/
Olakayi7137/
Oulakae7135/
Alaskey7130/
Oloskey7122/
Galakee7121/
Allakey7117/
Oleakae7116/
Alakoye7111/
Olakiya719/
Olakeji718/
Halakey714/
Elhakey714/
Olokoye712/
Olokiye711/
Alackee711/
Olacaye711/
Alhakee711/
Elakoye711/
Golakoy711/
Alekeye711/
Ulaskey711/
Allakee711/
Olekeya711/
Olakoyi711/
Allakaye67381/
Golakiya67137/
Allakoye6724/
Olaekeji6710/
O'Loskey679/
Oleikeya674/
Oladkeji674/
Olaukoya673/
Holakoei672/
Golakaya672/
Oleakhie671/
Holakoie671/
Holakiya671/
Halakiye671/
Olokoyei671/
Alhakeue671/
Holakoue671/
Oloukoye671/
Oulakoue671/
Olakiyaj671/
Elhakaye671/

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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
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  • 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 Olakeye
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