Oleku Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oleku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4681:83,4178,860
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
Kenya531:871,31932,675
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Oleku (334) may also be a first name.

Oleku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oleku (Russian: Олеку) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 485,250th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. The last name Oleku is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oleku are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 334 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 83,417. In Uganda Oleku is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 72 percent are found, Arua District, where 21 percent are found and Maracha District, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Oleku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleuku911/
Olesku911/
Oleaku911/
Goleku911/
Olekuu911/
Holekou834/
Golleku831/
Aleku801,615/
Eleku80784/
Olaku80508/
Oloku80249/
Oliku8068/
Uleku8062/
Houlekou771/
Olescu73410/
Alekou73282/
Oliaku73131/
Oleacu73107/
Olakeu7341/
Olikou7326/
Olaiku7326/
Galeku7322/
Alieku7317/
Heleku7315/
Huleku7313/
Alekeu7311/
Olioku7310/
Goliku739/
Olyaku739/
Auleku738/
Elekau734/
Eleaku733/
Ollaku733/
Aleyku732/
Alekuu731/
Holaku731/
Olokhu731/
Aleeku731/
Oulaku731/
Haleku731/
Elegku731/
Olloku731/
Oluiku731/
Allekou6794/
Țolescu6731/
Aleskus6724/
Alekkou6723/
Halesku679/
Alaekou672/
Haleuku671/
Golikau671/
Holecou671/
Holikau671/
Olyïkou671/
Halekou671/
Ahlekou671/
Ahaleku671/
Olecutt670/

Oleku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oleku in the Russian language
Олекуoleku-

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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 Oleku
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