Oleje Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Oleje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 376 | 1:471,124 | 23,774 |
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
Oleje (52) may also be a first name.
Oleje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oleje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oleje is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oleje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 639,219th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname Oleje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oleje are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held given name globally It is held by 52 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria Oleje is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 50 percent are found, Benue, where 18 percent are found and Plateau, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Oleje is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found.
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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 Oleje
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