Ogunleye Surname

6,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81,3961:2,176282
England7261:76,7478,667
United States4961:730,76457,356
Canada411:898,67368,969
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Liberia51:881,70733,815
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Ogunleye (1,735) may also be a first name.

Ogunleye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogunleye (Russian: Огунлейе) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunleye? popularity and diffusion

Ogunleye is the 6,833rd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 88,009 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogunleye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunleye is also the 184,185th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 1,735 people.

Ogunleye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 81,396 people, or 1 in 2,176. In Nigeria Ogunleye is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Ondo, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ogunleye occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ogunleye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ogunleye last name are 38.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.89% registered with the party.

The amount Ogunleye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.65% more than the national average, earning $52,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.58% more than the national average, earning $67,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ogunleye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogunleye in the Russian language
Огунлейеogunleje-

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Footnotes

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