Ojeleke Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojeleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojeleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2801:138,3938,919
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ojeleke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojeleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 295,200th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. Ojeleke occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojeleke live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 110 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,280 people, or 1 in 138,393. In Nigeria Ojeleke is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 55 percent live, Osun, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oeleke92117/
Ojealekhe8814/
Oyeleke8620,272/
Oweleke86153/
Ajeleke8697/
Ogeleke8637/
Ojaleke867/
Oeyleke866/
Oueleke865/
Ojileke863/
Ojelike863/
Ojeleka863/
Ijeleke861/
Ojeleki861/
Oseleke861/
Houeleke807/
Ioyeleke803/
Oyelleke801/
Ijelekhe801/
Oyeleeke801/
Ueleke7727/
Aeleke7717/
Oyleke7713/
Yeleke776/
Eeleke773/
Eileke771/
Ealeke771/
Hoehlecke751/
Oyaleke71581/
Ayeleke71317/
Oyeleka7187/
Ijileke7162/
Ayoleke7158/
Ejileke7141/
Ejelike7137/
Ojleski7130/
Haeleke7112/
Ojilike7111/
Aseleke7110/
Oyoleke719/
Ojileka718/
Ajileke717/
Iyeleke716/
Aweleke715/
Eyeleke715/
Gouleke713/
Ajuleke712/
Osileke712/
Oyeleki712/
Azeleke711/
Ojioleheke711/
Oueleka711/
Ageleke711/
Ijaleke711/
Yelekei711/
Uehlecke6729/
Goelicke6712/
Oyalleke676/
Iyelekie671/
Ojileche671/
Yeleikeh671/
Yellekeh671/

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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
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  • 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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