Olakotan Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Olakotan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olakotan (47) may also be a first name.
Olakotan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olakotan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olakotan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Olakotan.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakotan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 713,660th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname Olakotan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Olakotan are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olakotan is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 47 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 483,997. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 42 percent are found, Ogun, where 40 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olakoitan | 94 | 11 | / |
| Olakutan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Olaketan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alakotan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oloukotan | 82 | 67 | / |
| Golakatan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Oloukoutan | 78 | 16 | / |
| Holoukotan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Olaketon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oloucotan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alakhatan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alakutane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alakkatan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oloukotoun | 67 | 90 | / |
| Alloukotan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allakatane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aloukouton | 56 | 2 | / |
| Aliaicatan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Oloucotoun | 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 Olakotan
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