Olukoye Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olukoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olukoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olukoye (31) may also be a first name.

Olukoye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olukoye is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olukoye.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olukoye is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olukoye live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olukoye is also the 1,874,099th most common first name in the world It is held by 31 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya Olukoye is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 82 percent live, Busia County, where 5 percent live and Kakamega County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya Olukoye is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Olukoye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Olukoye
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