Olukua Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olukua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olukua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Olukua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olukua occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olukua.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olukua is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olukua live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Moyo District, where 82 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 12 percent reside and Arua District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olugua83230/
Olukwa836/
Alukua834/
Golugua771/
Olukwuo771/
Olugwua771/
Olookua771/
Olukwah771/
Olukweu771/
Olugwa67127/
Olukwo6787/
Olugba6736/
Alikua6732/
Alukwa6722/
Elukwa675/
Alokua672/
Olokwa671/
Alugua671/

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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 Olukua
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