Olayele Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6211:285,25416,072
Benin201:516,78033,864
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Olayele (404) may also be a first name.

Olayele Last Name Facts

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

Olayele is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olayele.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olayele is the 497,847th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olayele live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olayele is also the 429,175th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 404 people.

The last name Olayele is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 285,254. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 54 percent reside, Ekiti, where 11 percent reside and Osun, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Olayele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Olayele are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Olayele earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaele922/
Oluyele86180/
Holayel86155/
Olayole8697/
Olawele8649/
Oleyele8615/
Oloyele8611/
Olayale865/
Olayela862/
Olayeli861/
Olayler860/
Olale831,282/
Olyel831,033/
Olayoole8091/
Olayiole804/
Oloyeele803/
Allayele801/
Olajiele801/
Olouyele801/
Oulale773,909/
Ohlale77239/
Holayl77199/
Olaale77106/
Olaley7713/
Oliele7713/
Olalee779/
Olaile779/
Oleile777/
Holale774/
Alaele774/
Oloyel774/
Oleale773/
Alayle773/
Olyeli773/
Olayla772/
Olalle772/
Olalea771/
Oleele771/
Alyele771/
Oluele771/
Olaïle771/
Ollale771/
Olayil771/
Oluyle771/
Houlayhel751/
Oluyole711,254/
Eleyele71614/
Ouhlale71273/
Galayel7196/
Olowele7182/
Olayola7170/
Goleele7166/
Oluyale7142/
Eluyele7135/
Alayleh7120/
Olajule7114/
Olawela717/
Olojele717/
Oulaile717/
Oloyole716/
Olayila715/
Olayala714/
Galaele714/
Aliyele714/
Alayeli714/
Holaiel714/
Oluyeli713/
Oliaeli712/
Oloyela712/
Olajole712/
Alyaele712/
Goliele712/
Olaiyla711/
Alayile711/
Oluoyle711/
Houlale711/
Oulayla711/
Allayel711/
Helayle711/
Olaheal711/
Alale676,224/
Oliel671,891/
Olile67247/
Alyel67183/
Ulale67130/
Golaylay6796/
Oleal6725/
Olayuola679/
Olail678/
Holaihel673/
Alael673/
Oleil672/
Olaul671/
Olawella671/
Oleel671/
Olejl671/
Holyield671/
Halayale671/
Galawele671/
Oulalley671/
Otlhaile671/
Olhauwel671/
Alajelee671/
Olaelaya671/
Oluyiole671/
Ollouele671/
Holawell670/
Hollawel670/
Holeyell670/
Oleacell670/

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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
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  • 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 Olayele
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