Okunlaya Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Okunlaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Okunlaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okunlaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okunlaya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunlaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,527,735th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Okunlaya is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okunlaya are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Okunlaya is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 1,352,235. In Nigeria Okunlaya is mostly found in: Ogun, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Okunlaya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okunlaja | 88 | 59 | / |
| Okunlaye | 88 | 7 | / |
| Okunloya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Okunlayo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Okunla | 86 | 77 | / |
| Okunloa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Okunlla | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okounla | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okunley | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okeunla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okunloye | 75 | 1,658 | / |
| Okunleye | 75 | 229 | / |
| Okunluyi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okunloia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ekunlaye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okunloyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akunlaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okunlaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okunlaju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okonla | 71 | 22 | / |
| Okunle | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okhonlaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okounloye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okunnleye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akunla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okgunleye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ookunloye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oykunle | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ojkunle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odkunle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okonlia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hokonla | 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 Okunlaya
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