Ojeleke Surname
Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname
Ojeleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,280 | 1:138,393 | 8,919 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Ojeleke (110) may also be a first name.
Ojeleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojeleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ojeleke occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojeleke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ojeleke is the 295,200th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojeleke live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojeleke is also the 895,203rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 110 people.
Ojeleke is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,280 people, or 1 in 138,393. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 55 percent reside, Osun, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oeleke | 92 | 117 | / |
| Ojealekhe | 88 | 14 | / |
| Oyeleke | 86 | 20,272 | / |
| Oweleke | 86 | 153 | / |
| Ajeleke | 86 | 97 | / |
| Ogeleke | 86 | 37 | / |
| Ojaleke | 86 | 7 | / |
| Oeyleke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Oueleke | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ojileke | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ojelike | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ojeleka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ijeleke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojeleki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oseleke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houeleke | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ioyeleke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oyelleke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijelekhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyeleeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ueleke | 77 | 27 | / |
| Aeleke | 77 | 17 | / |
| Oyleke | 77 | 13 | / |
| Yeleke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eeleke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eileke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ealeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoehlecke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyaleke | 71 | 581 | / |
| Ayeleke | 71 | 317 | / |
| Oyeleka | 71 | 87 | / |
| Ijileke | 71 | 62 | / |
| Ayoleke | 71 | 58 | / |
| Ejileke | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ejelike | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ojleski | 71 | 30 | / |
| Haeleke | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ojilike | 71 | 11 | / |
| Aseleke | 71 | 10 | / |
| Oyoleke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ojileka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ajileke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Iyeleke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aweleke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Eyeleke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gouleke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ajuleke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osileke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyeleki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Azeleke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojioleheke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oueleka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ageleke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ijaleke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yelekei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uehlecke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Goelicke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oyalleke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iyelekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojileche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeleikeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yellekeh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ojeleke
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