Olekete Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olekete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olekete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1671:276,52618,122
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Olekete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olekete is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olekete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olekete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olekete live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 276,526. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 54 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 38 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Olekete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleket92178/
Elekete8629/
Alekete862/
Holekate808/
Olekaite803/
Oletkett802/
Aleket7723/
Elekate7150/
Alleket7114/
Olakote713/
Eleketi712/
Olikate711/
Alakete711/
Elokete711/
Olokote711/
Olekiti711/
Oliketa711/
Alekote711/
Alekets711/
Halekote6774/
Aleskite674/
Oloketuy673/
Elekatte673/
Olekaitė672/
Alekatte671/
Elikette671/
Holakote671/
Olekotoy671/
Olekotoi671/

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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 Olekete
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