Olukoye Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Olukoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 164 | 1:281,585 | 18,349 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olukoye (31) may also be a first name.
Olukoye Demographics
Olukoye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olukoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olukoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olukoye is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olukoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olukoye is the 1,011,991st most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olukoye live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya Olukoye is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 82 percent live, Busia County, where 5 percent live and Kakamega County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Olukoye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Olukoye last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oloukoye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olukoy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Olukoya | 86 | 10,544 | / |
| Olukeye | 86 | 506 | / |
| Olukoyi | 86 | 304 | / |
| Olukoje | 86 | 53 | / |
| Olukaye | 86 | 19 | / |
| Elukoye | 86 | 12 | / |
| Olukoyo | 86 | 12 | / |
| Olukowe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Olukuye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Alukoye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olokoye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Olukoys | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oloukoyi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Olukaiye | 80 | 20 | / |
| Olaukoya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oelukoya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Holukoya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ollukoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olukkoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olokoyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olukoa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olukay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ulukoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouloukoue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gouloukoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oloukou | 71 | 952 | / |
| Oloukoi | 71 | 216 | / |
| Olokoyo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Olikoyi | 71 | 29 | / |
| Olukayo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Olukoja | 71 | 15 | / |
| Olukeji | 71 | 14 | / |
| Olokoya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Olukoji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Oloukoî | 71 | 11 | / |
| Olukayi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Olukojo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Olukoha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Olukaya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Halukoy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olukuya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olukeyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elukoya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alukiye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ulukowe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olokoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olukuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olukhae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alikoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galloukoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olukujo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olukkaya | 67 | 122 | / |
| Olloukou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Otlukaya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gouloukouei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Olokowei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Halikoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oloukoui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aloukaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouloukie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goullukouei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eloukaye | 67 | 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 Olukoye
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