Olayitan Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Olayitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olaitan | 93 | 23,071 | / |
| Olaytan | 93 | 4 | / |
| Oluyitan | 88 | 175 | / |
| Olajitan | 88 | 74 | / |
| Olayiton | 88 | 26 | / |
| Olayetan | 88 | 7 | / |
| Olaitain | 88 | 4 | / |
| Olaittan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olaitann | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olaiatan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Oolaitan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Olaiitan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Olaithan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Olaitaan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alayitan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olaietan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Otlaitan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oluitan | 80 | 200 | / |
| Olaiton | 80 | 117 | / |
| Alaitan | 80 | 33 | / |
| Olaetan | 80 | 19 | / |
| Olaîtan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Olautan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Olaitam | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oloitan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olayton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olietan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oleitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alaithan | 75 | 648 | / |
| Olujitan | 75 | 185 | / |
| Allaitan | 75 | 38 | / |
| Olaitoun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olajutan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alhaytan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gulaitaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhaytane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oluetan | 67 | 318 | / |
| Oloutan | 67 | 104 | / |
| Alaîtan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oleiton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eleatan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaytam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaetan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Olayitan
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