Olimah Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Olimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Olimah (58) may also be a first name.
Olimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olimah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olimah? popularity and diffusion
Olimah is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. Olimah is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Olimah reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Olimah is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 37 percent reside, Benue, where 18 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Olimah
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