Olani Surname
Approximately 6,821 people bear this surname
Olani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,439 | 1:15,149 | 2,102 |
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Philippines | 84 | 1:1,205,217 | 94,524 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Olani (11,626) may also be a first name.
Olani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olani (Georgian: ოლანი, Hindi: ओलानी, Marathi: ओलानी) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olani is the 72,305th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,068,398 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olani are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Olani is also the 55,359th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11,626 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,439 people, or 1 in 15,149. Aside from Ethiopia it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olani in the Georgian language | ||
| ოლანი | olani | - |
| Olani in the Hindi language | ||
| ओलानी | olani | - |
| Olani in the Marathi language | ||
| ओलानी | olani | - |
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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 Olani
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