Omolekan Surname
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Omolekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 466 | 1:22,179 | 2,981 |
| Nigeria | 429 | 1:412,920 | 21,515 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
Omolekan (121) may also be a first name.
Omolekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omolekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omolekan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omolekan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omolekan is the 392,486th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The surname Omolekan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omolekan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 121 people.
The last name Omolekan is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 22,179. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Plateau Department, where 91 percent reside, Zou Department, where 9 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 0 percent reside. Not including Benin Omolekan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 48 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Omolekan
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