Olaoye Surname
Approximately 47,843 people bear this surname
Olaoye Surname User-submission:
The Olaoye surname means 'wealth of the titled man'.
Olaoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46,982 | 1:3,770 | 498 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| England | 246 | 1:226,496 | 18,955 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 1:873,910 | 9,338 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Oláoyè (1) are calculated separately.
Olaoye (2,779) may also be a first name.
Olaoye Surname Meaning
Olaoye Demographics
Average Olaoye Salary in
United States
$36,570 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olaoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olaoye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as: Oláoyè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaoye? popularity and diffusion
Olaoye is the 11,739th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 152,322 people. Olaoye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olaoye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 138,468th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,779 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 46,982 people, or 1 in 3,770. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 23 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Olaoye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (74%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Olaoye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Olaoye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $36,570 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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