Olanya Surname
Approximately 9,137 people bear this surname
Olanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,070 | 1:4,304 | 773 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Olanya (38) may also be a first name.
Olanya Demographics
Olanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oulanya | 92 | 7 | / |
| Olaanya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Olanyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olannya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olianya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oleanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oulanyah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Alanya | 83 | 10,320 | / |
| Olanyo | 83 | 67 | / |
| Olania | 83 | 30 | / |
| Olonya | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ulanya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Olagna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olanha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uleanya | 77 | 244 | / |
| Gulanya | 77 | 20 | / |
| Oulagna | 77 | 13 | / |
| Holania | 77 | 11 | / |
| Holonya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Alamnya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Golania | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oleinya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Golonya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olangna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ulyanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alianya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olainyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olanjad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olahnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alanyay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alanyoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olonyaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olaniay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aleanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alyanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olaniah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olaña | 73 | 166 | / |
| Aslanyay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ahalanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alhanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galaunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alanyo | 67 | 12,039 | / |
| Alania | 67 | 10,462 | / |
| Alagna | 67 | 2,570 | / |
| Olanio | 67 | 717 | / |
| Alonya | 67 | 156 | / |
| Alanja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olonyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ulanja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alhanyash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Golanijay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ulania | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holosnyaj | 67 | 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
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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 Olanya
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