Olaneye Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Olaneye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Olaneye (104) may also be a first name.
Olaneye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaneye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olaneye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaneye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olaneye is the 1,511,557th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Olaneye is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olaneye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 104 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 48 percent are found, Ogun, where 35 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Olaneye
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