Olima Surname
Approximately 6,735 people bear this surname
Olima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,466 | 1:15,831 | 2,471 |
| Kenya | 1,966 | 1:23,489 | 2,665 |
| Argentina | 1,690 | 1:25,292 | 2,129 |
| Nigeria | 474 | 1:373,719 | 19,928 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Olima (2,994) may also be a first name.
Olima Demographics
Olima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olima (Hindi: ओलिमा, Marathi: ओलीमा, Oriya: ଓଲିମା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 73,145th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,082,041 people. Olima occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Olima are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olima is also the 132,309th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 2,994 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,466 people, or 1 in 15,831. In Uganda it is most common in: Yumbe District, where 26 percent are found, Arua District, where 15 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 10 percent are found. Other than Uganda Olima exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Argentina, where 25 percent are found.
Olima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olima in the Marathi language | ||
| ओलीमा | olima | - |
| Olima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଲିମା | olima | 90 |
| ଅଲିମା | alima | 10 |
| Olima in the Hindi language | ||
| ओलिमा | olima | 66.67 |
| ओलीमा | olima | 33.33 |
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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 Olima
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