Olakigbe Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Olakigbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Olakigbe (10) may also be a first name.
Olakigbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olakigbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olakigbe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olakigbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakigbe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olakigbe is the 1,359,010th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. Olakigbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Olakigbe live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Osun, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olakiigbe | 94 | 238 | / |
| Olokigbe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Olakigbo | 88 | 5 | / |
| Olakugbe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olakegbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olakiigbo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Olachigbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olaguyigbe | 78 | 5 | / |
| Oluwakegbe | 78 | 3 | / |
| Olukogbe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Alkhigbe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Olakikpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olokogbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alakagbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olikagbue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkugbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olokugboye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alukheigbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alukhiegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alokhegbe | 59 | 9 | / |
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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 Olakigbe
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