Oehley Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oehley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oehley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
United States531:6,838,848318,712
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Oehley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oehley is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oehley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. Oehley occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Oehley are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 255,555. In South Africa Oehley is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 28 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Oehley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oehley are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oehley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 187.95% more than the national average, earning R 684,288 per year and in United States they earn 33.32% more than the national average, earning $57,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oehlhey923/
Ehley91194/
Oehle91108/
Ohley9199/
Hoehle83294/
Oeleye8325/
Hohley8319/
Oelley832/
Hoeley832/
Oehlie831/
Hehley831/
Ohlhey831/
Eley8011,880/
Ehle803,330/
Ohly802,367/
Oley802,341/
Ohle801,949/
Oele80815/
Ehly80802/
Haley7362,425/
Olley734,289/
Eleya731,884/
Elley731,840/
Heley731,025/
Holey73913/
Oeleu73898/
Eleye73849/
Hehle73749/
Eleyi73492/
Hohle73400/
Oleya73310/
Eeley73201/
Oleyo73151/
Aehle73141/
Oleye73125/
Hohly73109/
Oljey7342/
Eleey7339/
Eleyo7339/
Olehy7321/
Olehe7321/
Ohlyi7320/
Ohlei7312/
Hoele7310/
Eleyu7310/
Ehlyi739/
Ohlee738/
Ehlie736/
Oelee736/
Ahley735/
Hoely735/
Elhey735/
Eleoy732/
Oelea731/
Oelle731/
Oleay731/
Ohlle731/
Ehlei731/
Ehlya731/
Eliey731/
Hehly731/
Ohlej731/
Ehlay731/
Eleyé731/
Oehla731/
Oelly731/
Ehloy730/
Ohlea730/
Holley6747,405/
Halley6713,392/
Ele6710,439/
Ole678,804/
Heeley673,826/
Eleyeh67851/
Hoelle67535/
Helley67436/
Holeye67180/
Haehle6774/
Haleyo6749/
Ahaley6735/
Eleïye6716/
Elleyo6715/
Olleye6714/
Ehloue6713/
Oeljee6712/
Aeleye678/
Haliey676/
Haleyi676/
Holeyo674/
Heleye674/
Holeya674/
Elheya674/
Haleya673/
Eleyah673/
Elleye673/
Eleeya673/
Eeleyi673/
Ehliya673/
Heleya672/
Holehe672/
Haeley672/
Eleiye672/
Ehllie672/
Olliey672/
Eeleye672/
O'Leay671/
Olahey671/
Oleahy671/
Oleaiy671/
Olihey671/
Ohlloy671/
Elehey671/
Elleoy671/
Haleyu671/
Hahley671/
Olehie671/
Hoeleh671/
Holeyi671/
Oleiyi671/
Haleuy671/
O'Leye671/
Olieya671/
Elieya671/
Ohlaye671/
Haaley670/
Heleay670/
Hoehla670/
Ellley670/
Elljey670/

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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 Oehley
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