Okunloye Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okunloye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okunloye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6541:107,1007,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okunloye (138) may also be a first name.

Okunloye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okunloye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Okunloye is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okunloye.

How Common Is The Last Name Okunloye? popularity and diffusion

Okunloye is the 241,088th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okunloye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okunloye is also the 787,636th most numerous first name in the world, held by 138 people.

The surname Okunloye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,654 people, or 1 in 107,100. In Nigeria Okunloye is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 42 percent reside, Oyo, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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