Olekwa Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Olekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Olekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olekwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olekwa? popularity and diffusion
Olekwa is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olekwa live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Edo, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elekwa | 83 | 3,128 | / |
| Olekua | 83 | 699 | / |
| Alekwa | 83 | 235 | / |
| Olakwa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Olegwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Olekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ulekwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olecwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olokwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oleakua | 77 | 31 | / |
| Oliekwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Aliekwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alekhwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olokwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ellekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eleakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleckwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olegkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aleakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Alekwe | 67 | 536 | / |
| Ologwa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Alekua | 67 | 104 | / |
| Alakwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Olagwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Olegua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Alokwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Olakua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ulekua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alegwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Olegba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olokwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elekua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olegva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olekwa
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