Olukan Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olukan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olukan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3891:455,38023,220
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Olukan (12) may also be a first name.

Olukan Last Name Facts

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

Olukan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukan? popularity and diffusion

Olukan is the 718,674th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olukan are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olukan is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 455,380. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 53 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Oyo, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloukan92195/
Oylukan9232/
Otlukan9213/
Olukane924/
Ojlukan921/
Oluekan921/
Olukanne863/
Holutkan863/
Goloukan861/
Ulukan832,504/
Olokan83164/
Olikan8360/
Olucan8320/
Alukan8314/
Olukon835/
Olukam834/
Gouloukan801/
Oliekan77144/
Uluskan7790/
Uslukan7759/
Uluçkan7727/
Golucan7719/
Galukan7718/
Olikhan7716/
Holokan7716/
Olickan7712/
Aluskan778/
Hulukan776/
Olukoyn772/
Uluckan771/
Oloukon771/
Oilikan771/
Olukong771/
Gulukan771/
Elukhan771/
Aloukan771/
Allukan771/
Alukkan771/
Alukhan771/
Holikan771/
Olikkan771/
Olikain771/
Ollikan771/
Oulucan771/
Eleukhan7126/
Olukosin7113/
Ollikain7112/
Halukhan715/
Olukotin712/
Olukhong712/
Allukhan711/
Ollikhan711/
Houlikan710/
Hollokan710/
Ulucan675,756/
Alikan671,000/
Alokan67469/
Elikan67117/
Gullukhan6716/
Olocan678/
Alucan677/
Olokon674/
Elucan671/
Ulukon671/
Ulokan671/
Alhoukain671/
Alukon671/

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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 Olukan
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