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

Oleku (Russian: Олеку) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oleku.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 485,250th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. The surname Oleku occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oleku live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 334 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 83,417. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 72 percent live, Arua District, where 21 percent live and Maracha District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Oleku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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