Olame Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Olame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Olame (103) may also be a first name.
Olame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olame (Marathi: फ़ोलामे) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,152,132nd most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Olame live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 103 people.
The last name Olame is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olame in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ोलामे | folame | - |
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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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- 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 Olame
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