Olukune Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olukune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olukune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olukune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olukune occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olukune click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukune? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Olukune is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Olukune live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Olukune is most common in: Bungoma County, where 40 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 40 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Barring Kenya Olukune is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.

Olukune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olukune last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olukun9291/
Oloukun867/
Olukuni861/
Olukunyo8016/
Olukunni804/
Olokun771,511/
Alukun7717/
Olukon775/
Olukaunni753/
Olukini71126/
Olookun7128/
Olukoni7121/
Alukuni712/
Olokoun711/
Alikune711/
Galoukoune711/
Olokone711/
Oloukon711/
Oulikine67273/
Olukonni677/
Olikunyi675/
Aloukoun673/
Olukonyi672/
Olukinyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Olukune
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