Olanignan Surname
Approximately 521 people bear this surname
Olanignan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Benin | 94 | 1:109,953 | 12,317 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
Olanignan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olanignan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olanignan occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olanignan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 597,433rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olanignan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Togo, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Outside of Togo Olanignan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 18 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollanignan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Olaninan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Olaninyan | 89 | 7 | / |
| Olanignon | 89 | 2 | / |
| Olanygnan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alanignan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Olanengan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Olaninyon | 78 | 3 | / |
| Aslaninan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Alanginan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Oulagninhon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Alonignon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alonegnon | 56 | 16 | / |
| Oulougninhoun | 55 | 2 | / |
| Allonegnon | 53 | 3 | / |
| Aloneegnon | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Olanignan
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