Olesi Surname
Approximately 1,859 people bear this surname
Olesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,373 | 1:33,634 | 3,657 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Olesi (277) may also be a first name.
Olesi Demographics
Olesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olesi (Russian: Олеси) occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olesi is the 219,869th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,920,143 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Olesi are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olesi is also the 533,704th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 277 people.
The surname Olesi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,373 people, or 1 in 33,634. In Kenya Olesi is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 52 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 22 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Olesi is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Olesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holesi | 91 | 189 | / |
| Olesai | 91 | 22 | / |
| Ollesi | 91 | 11 | / |
| Olesis | 91 | 3 | / |
| Olesoi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Olesih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oliesi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olesie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oleusi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olesich | 83 | 12 | / |
| Hollesi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alesi | 80 | 4,810 | / |
| Olisi | 80 | 145 | / |
| Olese | 80 | 111 | / |
| Oleji | 80 | 44 | / |
| Olegi | 80 | 34 | / |
| Olezi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Olesy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olexi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alesci | 73 | 875 | / |
| Oleije | 73 | 209 | / |
| Olezzi | 73 | 79 | / |
| Allesi | 73 | 53 | / |
| Olesea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Holeci | 73 | 24 | / |
| Halesi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Holisi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Olerzi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Olaisi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Alesis | 73 | 11 | / |
| Alesie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Alesei | 73 | 8 | / |
| Alesić | 73 | 7 | / |
| Holese | 73 | 5 | / |
| Olegie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oliges | 73 | 4 | / |
| Olisis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Holegi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oleasy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oledji | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ollese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olesee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alesih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aleisi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleysy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleser | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olisie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Lese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alesyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aleasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olease | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oleese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Olliges | 67 | 1,008 | / |
| Alesich | 67 | 535 | / |
| Ogliese | 67 | 29 | / |
| Olysich | 67 | 23 | / |
| Olesych | 67 | 17 | / |
| Olegich | 67 | 15 | / |
| Holaisi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hatlesi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Haleisi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Olleges | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alesaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olisich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haulesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olheser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleisis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaysis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holizei | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Leasy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alleisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhesip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atleisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleseis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouledji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olesoys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollesy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holegia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Olesett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Alesois | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holeset | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ollegie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hollese | 67 | 0 | / |
Olesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olesi in the Russian language | ||
| Олеси | olesi | - |
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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 Olesi
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