Olalekan Surname
Approximately 44,363 people bear this surname
Olalekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44,019 | 1:4,024 | 530 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Olalekan (107,614) may also be a first name.
Olalekan Demographics
Olalekan Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Olalekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olalekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olalekan (Russian: Олалекан) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olalekan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,653rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 164,271 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olalekan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,530th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 107,614 people.
The last name Olalekan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44,019 people, or 1 in 4,024. In Nigeria Olalekan is most frequent in: Oyo, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Osun, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Olalekan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (65%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Olalekan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Olalekan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.95% less than the national average, earning $28,932 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olaalekan | 94 | 8 | / |
| Olailekan | 94 | 7 | / |
| Olallekan | 94 | 5 | / |
| Olalekaan | 94 | 4 | / |
| Olalekane | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olaleekan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olealekan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olaleakan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olalekann | 94 | 3 | / |
| Oilalekan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olalekaun | 94 | 3 | / |
| Olaelekan | 94 | 2 | / |
| Otlalekan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olalaekan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olalekain | 94 | 1 | / |
| Oolalekan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olalekkan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olalejkan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olalekon | 88 | 149 | / |
| Olalakan | 88 | 140 | / |
| Olelekan | 88 | 63 | / |
| Olalikan | 88 | 22 | / |
| Alalekan | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ololekan | 88 | 6 | / |
| Olalecan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olalokan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alealekan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Alalekon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Olalikon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Olelakan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Olalecon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olalakon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alalakhan | 71 | 166 | / |
| Alelakhan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Olalokoun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alalikhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Allalakhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Halolakhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaulaikhan | 63 | 1 | / |
Olalekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olalekan in the Russian language | ||
| Олалекан | olalekan | - |
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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 Olalekan
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