Olaleye Surname

8,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olaleye Surname User-submission:

Olaleye is a surname of Yoruba origin from Nigeria, meaning 'wealth is honour'.

Olaleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria65,7041:2,696348
Benin7781:13,2851,809
England5991:93,0189,976
United States3971:912,99568,645
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Finland71:785,24338,644
Wales61:515,75523,171
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Gambia41:480,863548
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belize11:355,4743,977
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaleye in the Russian language
Олалейеolaleje-

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