Olayanju Surname

85,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,6031:31,6162,637
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Olayanju (460) may also be a first name.

Olayanju Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Olayanju Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Olayanju is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayanju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olayanju is the 85,099th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,284,828 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olayanju live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 397,789th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 460 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,603 people, or 1 in 31,616. In Nigeria Olayanju is primarily found in: Oyo, where 42 percent reside, Osun, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Olayanju occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Olayanju Last Name Statistics demography

Olayanju earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ollayanju945/
Olayandjou896/
Olayonju8831/
Olayunju8826/
Olayenju8812/
Oluyanju889/
Olayanyu888/
Olayinju888/
Olayamju884/
Oleyanju881/
Olaunju804/
Olayindjou787/
Olajunju7540/
Olgaunju754/
Oloyinju753/
Olajonju751/
Olounju671/
Olohunju6310/
Eleyinju633/
Olouniju632/
Alyenyu5328/
Eleanyu533/
Olounsou501/

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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 Olayanju
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