Oloniyo Surname

142,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oloniyo Surname User-submission:

The surname Oloniyo means 'God has joy' in Yoruba.

Oloniyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0641:57,8144,347
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oloniyo (104) may also be a first name.

Oloniyo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Oloniyo means 'God has joy' in Yoruba.

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Oloniyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oloniyo is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oloniyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oloniyo is the 142,901st most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,341,756 people. Oloniyo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oloniyo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oloniyo is also the 925,156th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 104 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,064 people, or 1 in 57,814. In Nigeria Oloniyo is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 25 percent reside, Kogi, where 25 percent reside and Ondo, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oloniyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

Oloniyo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.48% more than the national average, earning $74,422 USD per year.

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