Oloruka Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Oloruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Oloruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oloruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oloruka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oloruka? popularity and diffusion
Oloruka is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Oloruka is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oloruka live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 53 percent reside and Lagos, where 47 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Oloruka occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olorouka | 93 | 7 | / |
| Oloruke | 86 | 10 | / |
| Oloruko | 86 | 8 | / |
| Oloroka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olioruko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oloroukou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alaruka | 71 | 10 | / |
| Oloriko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Oloroko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aluruka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elorika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alorzuke | 67 | 695 | / |
| Olorokou | 67 | 184 | / |
| Olouroko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alarukas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaruikka | 63 | 135 | / |
| Alorzukey | 63 | 1 | / |
| Olourokou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Olorico | 57 | 11 | / |
| Olarica | 57 | 5 | / |
| Alerika | 57 | 4 | / |
| Oluroko | 57 | 2 | / |
| Alarika | 57 | 2 | / |
| Elorica | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olaroke | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elyarika | 53 | 17 | / |
| Alaruker | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Oloruka
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