Olukotan Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olukotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olukotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905

Olukotan Last Name Facts

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

Olukotan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Olukotan.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukotan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olukotan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Olukotan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 1,213,307. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kwara, where 84 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Ondo, where 3 percent are found.

Olukotan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloukotan9467/
Oloukoutan8916/
Holoukotan891/
Olukutan88121/
Olukoton881/
Oloucotan822/
Olukotoun821/
Oloukotoun7890/
Alloukotan781/
Aloukouton672/
Olukutosin671/
Oloucotoun671/

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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 Olukotan
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