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 occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olayegbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olayegbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olayegbe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
Olayegbe is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin Olayegbe is most common in: Plateau Department, where 69 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 24 percent live and Littoral Department, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common 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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