Olayegbe Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Olayegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
Olayegbe (12) may also be a first name.
Olayegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olayegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olayegbe is found most in Benin. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olayegbe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olayegbe is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olayegbe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin Olayegbe is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 69 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 24 percent live and Littoral Department, where 7 percent live. Not including Benin Olayegbe occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olaegbe | 93 | 2,509 | / |
| Olayigbe | 88 | 22 | / |
| Olayogbe | 88 | 19 | / |
| Olaiegbe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Alayegbe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olaigbe | 80 | 431 | / |
| Alyegbe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Olaugbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oloegbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alaegbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oliegbe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oluegbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olajugbe | 75 | 113 | / |
| Oluyigbe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Olajogbe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aleyegbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oulaigbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olujagbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olojeghbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aliegbe | 67 | 201 | / |
| Olougbe | 67 | 164 | / |
| Alaigbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aloegbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aluegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olayegbe
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