Oleku Surname
Approximately 685 people bear this surname
Oleku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 468 | 1:83,417 | 8,860 |
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oleku (334) may also be a first name.
Oleku Demographics
Oleku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olesku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oleaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goleku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olekuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Holekou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Golleku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aleku | 80 | 1,615 | / |
| Eleku | 80 | 784 | / |
| Olaku | 80 | 508 | / |
| Oloku | 80 | 249 | / |
| Oliku | 80 | 68 | / |
| Uleku | 80 | 62 | / |
| Houlekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olescu | 73 | 410 | / |
| Alekou | 73 | 282 | / |
| Oliaku | 73 | 131 | / |
| Oleacu | 73 | 107 | / |
| Olakeu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Olikou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Olaiku | 73 | 26 | / |
| Galeku | 73 | 22 | / |
| Alieku | 73 | 17 | / |
| Heleku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Huleku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Alekeu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Olioku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Goliku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Olyaku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Auleku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Elekau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eleaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ollaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aleyku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alekuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olokhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aleeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oulaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haleku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elegku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olloku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Allekou | 67 | 94 | / |
| Țolescu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Aleskus | 67 | 24 | / |
| Alekkou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Halesku | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alaekou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haleuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golikau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holecou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holikau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olyïkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahlekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaleku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olecutt | 67 | 0 | / |
Oleku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oleku in the Russian language | ||
| Олеку | oleku | - |
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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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