Olaku Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
Uganda2051:190,43615,550
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
England121:4,643,172139,951
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Olaku (62) may also be a first name.

Olaku Last Name Facts

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

Olaku occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olaku is the 609,110th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Olaku reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria Olaku is most common in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Oyo, where 18 percent reside and Ogun, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Olaku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olaku surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Olaku earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oliaku91131/
Olakeu9141/
Olaiku9126/
Olyaku919/
Olauku916/
Ollaku913/
Holaku911/
Oleaku911/
Olakus911/
Olakou911/
Golaku911/
Oulaku911/
Gollaku8358/
Oulakou837/
Holakud831/
Holakou831/
Alaku802,720/
Oleku80685/
Oloku80249/
Elaku80179/
Ulaku8034/
Olacu802/
Goulakou7733/
Golakhau774/
Alakuş737,184/
Alakou73136/
Oleacu73107/
Halaku7373/
Oluoku7360/
Olooku7355/
Eliaku7344/
Allaku7337/
Alauku7335/
Alakuz7329/
Galaku7328/
Alaaku7321/
Olioku7310/
Hulaku739/
Aliaku739/
Olokou738/
Elaiku735/
Gulaku734/
Aalaku734/
Alakku734/
Alakhu733/
Eleaku733/
Alaiku732/
Alakau731/
Olokhu731/
Oleuku731/
Helaku731/
Alakuu731/
Oluiku731/
Ullaku731/
Olekuu731/
Olloku731/
Alakud731/
Oloukou67952/
Alyakut67716/
Alaikou67143/
Alaïkou6760/
Halakou6739/
Galayku6730/
Halakhu6710/
Hulakud678/
Alhakou678/
Holakoo676/
Halakud676/
Galakou675/
Alakupp675/
Allakhu675/
Holekou674/
Alaîkou674/
Halakau674/
Ouladkhouy674/
Ouluoku673/
Allakou672/
Alaekou672/
Olookou672/
Alaakou671/
Halakuu671/
Alakoud671/
Aliakuh671/
Halaiku671/
Alyakou671/
Galakhu671/
Ulakheu671/

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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 Olaku
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