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 surname Ojeleke occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ojeleke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojeleke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ojeleke is the 295,200th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojeleke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 110 people.
The surname Ojeleke is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,280 people, or 1 in 138,393. In Nigeria Ojeleke is most numerous in: Oyo, where 55 percent are found, Osun, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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
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- 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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