Ogunlela Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunlela Surname User-submission:

The surname Ogunlela means 'god of iron is big'. It comes from Ogun, the name of god of iron.

Ogunlela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ogunlela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ogunlela means 'god of iron is big'. It comes from Ogun, the name of god of iron.

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Ogunlela Last Name Facts

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

Ogunlela has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunlela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ogunlela reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Ondo, where 19 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogunlola884,358/
Ogunlala88359/
Ogunlele8865/
Ogunlolai825/
Oguunlola824/
Ogounlele821/
Egunlola7528/
Ogunlalo752/
Ogunlolo751/
Agunnnlola673/
Egounlolo591/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ogunlela
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