Okunleye Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Okunleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 228 | 1:776,942 | 34,923 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okunleye (10) may also be a first name.
Okunleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okunleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okunleye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunleye? popularity and diffusion
Okunleye is the 1,079,669th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okunleye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okunleye is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 10 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 38 percent reside, Ogun, where 32 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okunnleye | 94 | 3 | / |
| Okgunleye | 94 | 2 | / |
| Okunley | 93 | 2 | / |
| Okunloye | 88 | 1,658 | / |
| Ekunleye | 88 | 86 | / |
| Okunlaye | 88 | 7 | / |
| Akunleye | 88 | 4 | / |
| Okonleye | 88 | 2 | / |
| Okounloye | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ocgunleye | 82 | 3 | / |
| Okhonleye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ogcunleye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ookunloye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okunlaya | 75 | 136 | / |
| Akunloye | 75 | 12 | / |
| Okunloya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okunluyi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okunlayo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ekunlaye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okumloye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Okunloyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akunleyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okhonlaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Aakunleyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akinhleye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aconley | 67 | 174 | / |
| Okunloa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Acunley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akunlie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oconley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ekunluyi | 63 | 95 | / |
| Okunlaja | 63 | 59 | / |
| Okunloia | 63 | 5 | / |
| O'Conley | 63 | 2 | / |
| Okunlaju | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okunlaji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Acconley | 63 | 0 | / |
| O'Connelley | 53 | 7 | / |
| Akunlaja | 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 Okunleye
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