Olaleye Surname
Approximately 67,671 people bear this surname
Olaleye Surname User-submission:
Olaleye is a surname of Yoruba origin from Nigeria, meaning 'wealth is honour'.
Olaleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65,704 | 1:2,696 | 348 |
| Benin | 778 | 1:13,285 | 1,809 |
| England | 599 | 1:93,018 | 9,976 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Olaleye (7,915) may also be a first name.
Olaleye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Olaleye is a surname of Yoruba origin from Nigeria, meaning 'wealth is honour'.
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Olaleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olaleye (Russian: Олалейе) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olaleye.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaleye? popularity and diffusion
Olaleye is the 8,419th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 107,691 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olaleye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olaleye is also the 71,580th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 7,915 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65,704 people, or 1 in 2,696. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 21 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 18 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Olaleye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Olaleye last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Olaleye surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the party.
The amount Olaleye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 215.73% more than the national average, earning R 750,300 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.24% less than the national average, earning $31,180 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olaleye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olaleye in the Russian language | ||
| Олалейе | olaleje | - |
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