Olayitan Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Olayitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
Benin221:469,80032,108
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397

Olayitan (329) may also be a first name.

Olayitan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olayitan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olayitan is the 966,131st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olayitan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olayitan is also the 483,360th most common given name internationally, borne by 329 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Kwara, where 16 percent reside and Osun, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Olayitan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaitan9323,071/
Olaytan934/
Oluyitan88175/
Olajitan8874/
Olayiton8826/
Olayetan887/
Olaitain884/
Olaittan883/
Olaitann883/
Olaiatan882/
Oolaitan882/
Olaiitan882/
Olaithan882/
Olaitaan881/
Alayitan881/
Olaietan881/
Otlaitan881/
Oluitan80200/
Olaiton80117/
Alaitan8033/
Olaetan8019/
Olaîtan8016/
Olautan809/
Olaitam806/
Oloitan806/
Olayton802/
Olietan801/
Oleitan801/
Alaithan75648/
Olujitan75185/
Allaitan7538/
Olaitoun751/
Olajutan751/
Alhaytan751/
Gulaitaan711/
Alhaytane711/
Oluetan67318/
Oloutan67104/
Alaîtan675/
Oleiton672/
Eleatan671/
Aleitan671/
Alaytam671/
Alaetan671/

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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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  • 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 Olayitan
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