Olaiyi Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Olaiyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Olaiyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaiyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olaiyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaiyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olaiyi is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olaiyi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Olaiyi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Olaiyi is most common in: Osun, where 32 percent reside, Abia, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 21 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 3 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
- 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 Olaiyi
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