Oguneye Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguneye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguneye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2751:644,15530,300
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889

Oguneye (15) may also be a first name.

Oguneye Last Name Facts

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

Oguneye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguneye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oguneye is the 926,175th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oguneye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria Oguneye is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 37 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Ekiti, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Oguneye Last Name Statistics demography

Oguneye earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.

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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 Oguneye
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