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
Olyech occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olyech? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olyech is the 1,551,568th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda Olyech is mostly found in: Gulu District, where 36 percent reside, Lira District, where 33 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 6 percent reside. Not including Uganda Olyech occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
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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