Olanya Surname

55,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,0701:4,304773
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Olanya (38) may also be a first name.

Olanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olanya is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Olanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,571st most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 797,586 people. Olanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olanya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 9,070 people, or 1 in 4,304. In Uganda Olanya is mostly concentrated in: Gulu District, where 22 percent live, Agago District, where 16 percent live and Kitgum District, where 15 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Olanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Olanya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Olanya earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oulanya927/
Olaanya922/
Olanyah921/
Olannya921/
Olianya921/
Oleanya921/
Oulanyah865/
Alanya8310,320/
Olanyo8367/
Olania8330/
Olonya8329/
Ulanya8314/
Olagna831/
Olanja831/
Olanha831/
Uleanya77244/
Gulanya7720/
Oulagna7713/
Holania7711/
Holonya779/
Alamnya779/
Golania777/
Oleinya775/
Golonya774/
Olangna772/
Ulyanya772/
Alianya772/
Olainyo772/
Olanjad771/
Olahnia771/
Galanya771/
Allanya771/
Alanyay771/
Alanyoa771/
Holanja771/
Olonyaz771/
Olaniay771/
Aleanya771/
Alyanya771/
Olaniah771/
Olaña73166/
Aslanyay7114/
Ahalanya713/
Alhanyah711/
Galaunya711/
Alanyo6712,039/
Alania6710,462/
Alagna672,570/
Olanio67717/
Alonya67156/
Alanja6712/
Olonyo679/
Ulanja675/
Alhanyash674/
Golanijay673/
Ulania673/
Alanea671/
Holosnyaj671/

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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
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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 Olanya
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