Olayinka Surname

13,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayinka Surname User-submission:

The surname Olayinka means 'one that wealth has surrounded'.

Olayinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria40,9411:4,327579
England3481:160,10915,012
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Gambia91:213,717372
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Iceland71:54,2993,881
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Olayinka (102,354) may also be a first name.

Olayinka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Olayinka means 'one that wealth has surrounded'.

- adekilekun

Olayinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olayinka is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayinka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olayinka is the 13,325th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 173,654 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olayinka are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olayinka is also the 9,975th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 102,354 people.

The surname Olayinka is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40,941 people, or 1 in 4,327. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Oyo, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Olayinka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olayinka surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olayinka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.18% more than the national average, earning $50,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $54,411 CAD per year.

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