Olekeng Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Olekeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olekeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Botswana391:56,07510,323

Olekeng (68) may also be a first name.

Olekeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olekeng has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olekeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Olekeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olekeng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Olekeng is also the 1,181,159th most widely held forename globally It is held by 68 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Olekeng is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 38 percent live.

Olekeng Last Name Statistics demography

Olekeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.95% less than the national average, earning R 104,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alokeng7171/
Alikeng718/
Oloking711/
Haleking6724/
Allokeng671/
Aliking576/
Eliaking5311/
Halaking534/
Olechink532/
Haliking531/
Alliking531/
Heliaking501/

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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 Olekeng
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