Olayera Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8901:199,03711,943
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Olayera (62) may also be a first name.

Olayera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olayera is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olayera.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olayera is the 391,109th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. The surname Olayera is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olayera live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olayera is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name Olayera is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 890 people, or 1 in 199,037. In Nigeria it is most common in: Osun, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olyera921,808/
Olaera92485/
Olayra92144/
Olayeri86228/
Olayere86187/
Alayera8667/
Oluyera8657/
Olajera866/
Olayira864/
Elayera864/
Olayara863/
Oleyera861/
Olyiera861/
Ouloyera801/
Olaira77454/
Oliera77416/
Ulyera77195/
Alayra7744/
Olaere7737/
Oleira7712/
Olaura774/
Olaeri774/
Oluera774/
Alyera774/
Oleera773/
Olyeri773/
Alaera772/
Olayre772/
Olaery771/
Oleara771/
Olejra771/
Olayro771/
Olyero771/
Ulaera771/
Olarea771/
Oleyra771/
Gulyayera751/
Olayres711,940/
Eluyera71929/
Olayori71885/
Oluyara71130/
Alahyra7177/
Olajere7170/
Olajira7114/
Alayara7113/
Oloyere7110/
Olarrea719/
Allyera717/
Alayere717/
Olayire716/
Olejraz716/
Oluyeri716/
Olajeri715/
Olejara715/
Olaiere715/
Olayuri714/
Olayris714/
Aluyera714/
Olayrez713/
Oloyeri713/
Olairah713/
Aliyera712/
Olawere712/
Alajera712/
Oulayro711/
Olijera711/
Elayara711/
Golayre711/
Olayiro711/
Olayore711/
Golyeri711/
Holeara711/
Oloyero711/
Olierra711/
Oilaira711/
Olajara711/
Oliyara711/
Ulyiera711/
Galayra711/
Olejera711/
Olheira711/
Olijara711/
Olleara710/
Olare67394/
Oulayoro6726/
Alayrach6723/
Halayura6719/
Allayrat6717/
Galayura678/
Olayires674/
Ulayarah671/
Olejaroa671/
Olejaraz671/
Ulayaras671/
Olajeeri671/
Alaierad671/
Alajerah671/
Algayero671/
Holliera671/

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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 Olayera
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