Olyech Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Olyech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 132 | 1:295,752 | 20,635 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Olyech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olyech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olyech is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olyech? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,551,568th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Olyech is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olyech live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Olyech is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Gulu District, where 36 percent live, Lira District, where 33 percent live and Kitgum District, where 6 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olyec | 91 | 295 | / |
| Oliech | 83 | 4,273 | / |
| Alyech | 83 | 55 | / |
| Oleych | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oleich | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oleach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olyekh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olaech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aliyech | 77 | 29 | / |
| Goleach | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oleiche | 77 | 9 | / |
| Alayech | 77 | 4 | / |
| O'Leach | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olieach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goleich | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alyec | 73 | 17 | / |
| Golojych | 71 | 1 | / |
| Golojech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holiyach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olajec | 67 | 102 | / |
| Holeac | 67 | 59 | / |
| Olleac | 67 | 33 | / |
| Olouch | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oluich | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aleich | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aliech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alaych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aluech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alyekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oleyic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaich | 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 Olyech
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