Odunleye Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odunleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odunleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Odunleye (15) may also be a first name.

Odunleye Last Name Facts

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

Odunleye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Odunleye.

How Common Is The Last Name Odunleye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Odunleye are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name globally It is held by 15 people.

Odunleye is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Odunleye is most numerous in: Ogun, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 28 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Odunleye Last Name Statistics demography

Odunleye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.24% more than the national average, earning $69,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odounleye9415/
Odunloye889/
Odunlaye887/
Edunleye883/
Odounlaye8220/
Odunlaiye821/
Odonley80132/
O'Donley7539/
Odunlayo7510/
Odunlayi757/
Odunlaya756/
Adunloye753/
Odunluyi751/
Adounlaye712/
Adeunloye712/
Adonley676/
Odunlaja6318/

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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 Odunleye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis