Abeleye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Abeleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abeleye (11) may also be a first name.
Abeleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abeleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abeleye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Abeleye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abeleye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Abeleye is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Abeleye live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Abeleye is most common in: Ekiti, where 78 percent reside and Lagos, where 22 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 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 Abeleye
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