Oleja Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oleja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4351:89,7459,319
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Oleja (38) may also be a first name.

Oleja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oleja occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 533,524th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Oleja live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 89,745. In Uganda Oleja is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 28 percent live, Serere District, where 19 percent live and Amuria District, where 18 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osleja9118/
Olejaz9116/
Olejah918/
Goleja917/
Olejja913/
Olleja911/
Holeja911/
Olea8945,700/
Olej89442/
Olejasz8381/
Ouledja834/
Olejova833/
Golejah831/
Holleja831/
Golea804,064/
Oleas803,387/
Oloja801,738/
Ollej801,325/
Olexa80769/
Oleje80476/
Aleja80339/
Olaja80313/
Oleya80310/
Olesa80272/
Golej80179/
Oslej80114/
Olija80105/
Holea8094/
Oleza8093/
Oleca8092/
Șolea8075/
Țolea8063/
Oleah8061/
Holej8060/
Oleia8047/
Oleji8044/
Oulea8039/
Oluja8033/
Olejo8023/
Ollea8022/
Oliea8017/
Oleha8015/
Oolea803/
Oleap803/
O'Lea802/
Oelea801/
Oleaz801/
Oilej801/
Ohlej801/
Uleja801/
Olhea800/
Otlea800/
Ohlea800/
Holejcha771/
Holejova771/
Galeja73420/
Holesa73333/
Holeha73260/
Oleije73209/
Olleia73149/
Oleias73148/
Alejay73134/
Olisea73105/
Holija7386/
Oleasz7379/
Holeňa7375/
Olecha7375/
Holexa7362/
Olezza7357/
Goleza7355/
Huleja7352/
Olleca7351/
Goleňa7349/
Olekha7341/
Alieja7338/
Goleya7337/
Olojah7334/
Olieza7328/
Olesea7327/
Goloja7326/
Ollesa7325/
Olezha7324/
Aledja7323/
Goleje7322/
Olesai7322/
Goulea7318/
Olesas7315/
Olleza7315/
Haleja7313/
Guleja7312/
Alejai7312/
Oleeje7312/
Alejas737/
Ouleha737/
Oslejs736/
Holeza735/
Olaija735/
Olejje735/
Goleij734/
Olejie734/
Holeya734/
Aleeja734/
Hollea733/
Aleyja733/
O'Lexa733/
Olajha733/
Aaleja733/
Oleesa732/
Olijah732/
Olooja732/
Golaja732/
Golejo732/
Olujja732/
Olezoa732/
Oliesa732/
Alejad732/
Alejah731/
Gollea731/
Aleija731/
Olezia731/
Oloejo731/
Olajau731/
Olajah731/
Olegia731/
Olejeh731/
Ojleje731/
Ooloja731/
Holeae731/
Hollej731/
Oulesa731/
Oleyat731/
Olgeya731/
Olijas731/
Oleach731/
Oleisa731/
Oleiza731/
Olejos731/
Goulej731/
Alleja731/
Goleyj731/
Olohja731/
Olehia731/
Olieya731/
Olleas731/
Otleia731/
O'Lhea730/
Holeia730/
Oleatt730/
Alea674,341/
Olay672,947/
Olie672,570/
Oley672,341/
Oloa672,043/
Ulea671,993/
Olee671,337/
Holijah671,261/
Olaa671,164/
Olei67871/
Golecha67629/
Olai67591/
Olij67549/
Olaj67298/
Olue67130/
Ulej67114/
Olejová6789/
Olehash6788/
Galleja6771/
Olae6770/
Holleza6751/
Alej6742/
Olau6737/
Olechea6731/
Oloe6724/
Holijat6717/
Olye6716/
Oleu6715/
Oléa6713/
Oleiash678/
Oloj676/
Alhejai675/
Allejas674/
Oulajja674/
Uoleyau674/
Olliesa674/
Alhejaj673/
Ollesga673/
O'Leach673/
Oleyash672/
Golekha672/
Oleacha672/
Goleyah672/
Houleza672/
Aleejah672/
Alledja672/
Olúa672/
Olechay671/
Holahea671/
Holleyj671/
Oleziah671/
Olaí671/
Holojad671/
Oláj671/
Oulehia671/
Olayjay671/
Olleyca671/
Ulejasz671/
Aleydja671/
Olechai671/
Oluj671/
Alhieja671/
Golleha670/
Hollead670/
Holegia670/
Goullea670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oleja
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