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 most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olakotan? popularity and diffusion
Olakotan is the 713,660th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. This last name is primarily found 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 frequent forename worldwide, borne by 47 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 483,997. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 42 percent reside, Ogun, where 40 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Olakotan occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
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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