Olenja Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olenja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olenja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1531:301,82919,123
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olenja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olenja occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olenja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Olenja is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Olenja live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 301,829. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 53 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 32 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Olenja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Olenja earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golenja92105/
Olenija9237/
Olendja9231/
Gollenja861/
Olenya8344/
Elenja8310/
Olegna837/
Olenca835/
Olenia834/
Olenje831/
Olenea831/
Olenjo831/
Olenji831/
Alenja831/
Olensa831/
Olanja831/
Golenia771,707/
Holenia77470/
Golenya77203/
Olensia7771/
Golinja7715/
Golenji7711/
Elenjah7710/
Oleniaa779/
Oleinya775/
Olenias773/
Golenza771/
Oelenje771/
Olencha771/
Olenjit771/
Holenji771/
Oleanya771/
Olonija771/
Holanja771/
Oleniač771/
Olenjoi771/
Olienya771/
Galenja771/
Olegnia771/
Oslensa770/
Olnca731/
Alnja731/
Oleniacz71599/
Gollenia7154/
Oleniasz7118/
Oleniach7113/
Ollenyah714/
Ollinjha711/
Olinya672,067/
Olenge67710/
Alenya67499/
Ulenje67431/
Olenyo67424/
Olenye67208/
Olinca67132/
Alenia67103/
Olenio6795/
Olonia6781/
Alenza6771/
Alinja6765/
Elonja6749/
Alensa6730/
Olania6730/
Alenca6726/
Elenia6718/
Alenea6716/
Olinjo6716/
Alegna6714/
Alanja6712/
Elenjo676/
Holeña676/
Olenso675/
Oligna674/
Olonjo673/
Olinea673/
Olinia672/
Olinha672/
Ulenya672/
Alenje672/
Elinja672/
Olinje671/
Olynya671/
Olengaaya671/
Houleigna671/
Olinji671/
Haleynjad671/
Elanja671/
Alonja671/
Alenji671/
Alenjo671/
Alnjah671/
Olynha671/
Olenie670/
Olenshead670/

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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 Olenja
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