Ogunyele Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunyele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunyele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5571:318,03017,522
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ogunyele (20) may also be a first name.

Ogunyele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogunyele is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunyele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,722nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogunyele live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunyele is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 318,030. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 62 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Oyo, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Ogunyele exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ogunyele Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ogunyele earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $59,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogounyele947/
Ogunyeleu943/
Oygunyele941/
Agunyele8833/
Ogungele886/
Ogunyeli881/
Ogunyile881/
Oguniyeli821/
Ogunale8059/
Ogunile807/
Ogunyiola7178/
Ogunnaile713/
Akguneyli5925/

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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 Ogunyele
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