Olekanye Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Olekanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Olekanye (59) may also be a first name.
Olekanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olekanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olekanye occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olekanye? popularity and diffusion
Olekanye is the 2,091,648th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olekanye are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name at a global level, borne by 59 people.
This surname is most common in Botswana, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 28,402. Aside from Botswana Olekanye exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golekanye | 94 | 302 | / |
| Alekanye | 88 | 39 | / |
| Galeakanye | 78 | 50 | / |
| Alikhaniyeh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alikanjer | 59 | 4 | / |
| Halekanui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Alikanayo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Alikhanei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Alikhaniya | 56 | 1 | / |
| Alicanay | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Olekanye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis