Okpaleye Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Okpaleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
Okpaleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okpaleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okpaleye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okpaleye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okpaleye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Okpaleye is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 39 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Niger, where 26 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 39 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okpeleye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okpaleya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaya | 75 | 42 | / |
| Okpeleya | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ekpeleye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akpeleye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okpalojie | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akpolye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akpalue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okpalaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpalie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpolie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaji | 63 | 111 | / |
| Akpaleji | 63 | 5 | / |
| Akpeloye | 63 | 5 | / |
| Gokpalou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okpalajo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akpaloue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akpolley | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaju | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akpahloue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Akpalou | 53 | 1,637 | / |
| Okpoloa | 53 | 48 | / |
| Akpolue | 53 | 43 | / |
| Akpolie | 53 | 14 | / |
| Akpalaa | 53 | 3 | / |
| Ekpalou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okpolou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okpeilou | 50 | 57 | / |
| Okpoliya | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gakpalou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Akpailoi | 50 | 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 Okpaleye
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