Oleke Surname
Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname
Oleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,206 | 1:17,697 | 2,710 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Nigeria | 260 | 1:681,318 | 31,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Oleke (147) may also be a first name.
Oleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oleke occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Oleke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oleke? popularity and diffusion
Oleke is the 156,421st most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,603,625 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oleke are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 760,591st most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 147 people.
The surname Oleke is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,206 people, or 1 in 17,697. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Lira District, where 20 percent are found, Alebtong District, where 19 percent are found and Kole District, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 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 Oleke
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