Oduleye Surname

348,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0141:174,69710,795
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oduleye (36) may also be a first name.

Oduleye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oduleye is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduleye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 348,561st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,953,765 people. Oduleye is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oduleye reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduleye is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,014 people, or 1 in 174,697. In Nigeria Oduleye is most frequent in: Lagos, where 23 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 21 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Oduleye Last Name Statistics demography

Oduleye earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odouleye936/
Oduley922/
Oduloye86283/
Aduleye8663/
Odueley8622/
Odulaye8613/
Odileye863/
Oduleya862/
Odoleye861/
Oduluye861/
Odoulaye8011/
Aduleyee801/
Odiley7759/
Adulee773/
Aduley771/
Odoley771/
Oduluyi71218/
Odulaya7135/
Odolaye7124/
Adileye7116/
Odulayo7112/
Adouley718/
Adulley718/
Odooley716/
Aduloye715/
Odulayi713/
Odoloye713/
Aduleje712/
Oduloya711/
Adulaye711/
Oduluya711/
Aduluye711/
Oduleis711/
Edulaye711/
Adoulaye671,827/
Oddolaye6714/
O'Dooley675/
Odolaiye675/
Addulaye672/
Edulayee671/
Adilieye671/
Adoulhye671/
Adullaee671/

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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 Oduleye
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