Olayori Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8781:201,75712,083
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Olayori (219) may also be a first name.

Olayori Last Name Facts

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

Olayori occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayori? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 397,886th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. Olayori is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olayori reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 609,814th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 219 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 878 people, or 1 in 201,757. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 30 percent reside, Ogun, where 29 percent reside and Oyo, where 24 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaayori931/
Olaori921/
Oluyori861,568/
Olayeri86228/
Olajori86208/
Olayris864/
Olayuri864/
Alayori861/
Olaorei861/
Olayore861/
Golaori861/
Oleuyori801/
Oluiyori801/
Olaore775,644/
Oleari77329/
Olayra77144/
Oloeri7741/
Olaora774/
Olaeri774/
Olyeri773/
Olayre772/
Olairi772/
Olouri771/
Alayri771/
Olayres711,940/
Olayera71905/
Olayere71187/
Alaouri71139/
Golouri7195/
Goljari7172/
Ollauri7149/
Oloieri7145/
Olaoore7125/
Olajiri7125/
Olearie7122/
Alayari7117/
Elayari717/
Olayire716/
Oluyeri716/
Oliyari715/
Olajeri715/
Aloyori714/
Olajore714/
Olayira714/
Olearis713/
Olayrez713/
Olajuri713/
Oloyeri713/
Olayara713/
Olaores712/
O'Leari712/
Alaiyri712/
Oleeari712/
Oluyore712/
Olahora711/
Goljori711/
Aliyori711/
Olaoire711/
Uluyori711/
Olhiari711/
Golyeri711/
Olujari711/
Oleyari711/
Golayre711/
Olaoere711/
Oluyuri711/
Olauore711/
Oljario710/
Alhayari67893/
Olare67394/
Ollearis6755/
O'Laoire6749/
Alahyari6742/
Goloyiri6713/
Goulouri6712/
Alajouri6710/
Olahiari679/
Allayari679/
Olajirie675/
Olayires674/
Ouloutri674/
Alahouri673/
Olajeeri671/
Alaayari671/
Golloiri671/
Olauario671/
Olejario671/
Goliyari671/
Allaouri671/
Alaiyari671/
Oulhairi671/

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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 Olayori
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