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
The surname Okunlaya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunlaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name 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 is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 1,352,235. In Nigeria Okunlaya is most common in: Ogun, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 12 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Okunlaya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
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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