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 surname Olaleye (Russian: Олалейе) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaleye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,419th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 107,691 people. Olaleye occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olaleye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 71,580th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 7,915 people.
The surname Olaleye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65,704 people, or 1 in 2,696. In Nigeria Olaleye is primarily found in: Ogun, where 21 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Olaleye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Olaleye last name is principally Christian (80%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Olaleye surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.74% registered with the political 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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