Oleket Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oleket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oleket Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1741:265,40217,619
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Oleket Demographics

Oleket Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Oleket Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oleket is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oleket.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleket? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Oleket occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oleket are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 265,402. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 93 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Oleket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Oleket surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olekete92170/
Oletkett862/
Eleket8324/
Aleket8323/
Oloket8323/
Alleket7714/
Alekete772/
Ouloket771/
Alekets771/
Olekaite713/
Olekaitė712/
Aloket67704/
Eloket67181/
Alaket6742/
Olakit6731/
Aliket6716/
Olokit674/
O'Lockett672/
Alecet671/
Eliket671/
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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 Oleket
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