Olel Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3221:121,24011,500
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England31:18,572,686338,250
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Olel (181) may also be a first name.

Olel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﻟﻞ, Russian: Олел) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Olel reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olel is also the 677,199th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 181 people.

The last name Olel is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 121,240. In Uganda Olel is primarily concentrated in: Apac District, where 35 percent reside, Lira District, where 16 percent reside and Otuke District, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Olel is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Olel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olel surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oliel891,891/
Holel89167/
Golel8919/
Ollel8912/
Oulel893/
Olell893/
Oleel891/
Holiel80397/
Goulel8019/
Gollel8017/
Ouliel8013/
Golell804/
Oulehl803/
Houlel802/
Hollel801/
Olelle801/
Holeel801/
Olliel801/
Gohlel801/
Ollell800/
Elel753,586/
Alel75281/
Olil7572/
Ulel7541/
Olyl755/
Olhl751/
Hollell734/
Goullel731/
Aluel679,151/
Holil676,085/
Allel673,896/
Galel672,459/
Ellel67456/
Aleel67275/
Helel67254/
Halel67208/
Gulel67188/
Golil67124/
Uluel67117/
Aliel6758/
Uliel6740/
Olehlová6730/
Ollil6721/
Oliol679/
Oilil678/
Hulel677/
Aulel677/
Ahlel676/
Aloel674/
Elell673/
Alael673/
Alhel672/
Oulil672/
Olill672/
Alesl672/
Olehlova672/
Ullel671/
Atlel671/
Eleel671/
Eulel671/
Uleld671/
Hohleldt670/
Holloell670/
Ulell670/
Alell670/

Olel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭﻟﻞawll-
Olel in the Russian language
Олелolel-

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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
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  • 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 Olel
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