Olisaka Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Olisaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olisaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Olisaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olisaka occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olisaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Olisaka live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Olisaka is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Olisaka is most frequent in: Enugu, where 32 percent live, Edo, where 29 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Olisaka
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