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 surname Olayinka is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayinka? popularity and diffusion

Olayinka is the 13,325th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,654 people. The last name Olayinka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olayinka reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olayinka is also the 9,975th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 102,354 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 40,941 people, or 1 in 4,327. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 22 percent reside, Oyo, where 18 percent reside and Osun, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Olayinka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olayinka surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.12% 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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