Oguntoye Surname

53,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguntoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguntoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,4601:18,7251,741
England741:752,94741,527
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Ògúntóyè (1) are calculated separately.

Oguntoye (471) may also be a first name.

Oguntoye Last Name Facts

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

Oguntoye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ògúntóyè. For other potential spellings of Oguntoye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguntoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,241st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 759,594 people. The last name Oguntoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oguntoye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oguntoye is also the 392,250th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 471 people.

The last name Oguntoye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9,460 people, or 1 in 18,725. In Nigeria Oguntoye is most numerous in: Oyo, where 29 percent live, Osun, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Oguntoye Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oguntoye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $38,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $48,104 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oguntoye
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