Olanana Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olanana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olanana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Olanana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olanana is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olanana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olanana? popularity and diffusion

Olanana is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olanana are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 80 percent are found and Nandi County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found.

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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 Olanana
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