Olaniye Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Olaniye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 304 | 1:582,706 | 28,118 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Olaniye (71) may also be a first name.
Olaniye Demographics
Olaniye Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Olaniye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaniye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olaniye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaniye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 883,255th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olaniye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 71 people.
The surname Olaniye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 582,706. In Nigeria Olaniye is most common in: Kaduna, where 16 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 0 percent live.
Olaniye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (73%) in Nigeria.
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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 Olaniye
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