Oloye Surname

70,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oloye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oloye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,7311:26,3172,263
Ivory Coast1171:197,1908,500
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England281:1,989,93178,001
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Òloye (1) are calculated separately.

Oloye (1,098) may also be a first name.

Oloye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oloye (Russian: Олойе) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant: Òloye. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oloye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,963rd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,046,460 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oloye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 240,807th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,098 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,731 people, or 1 in 26,317. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ekiti, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Oloye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oloye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Oloye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51% more than the national average, earning $65,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Òloye931/
Olouye91180/
Oluoye9172/
Holoye9128/
Oloyed9120/
Olloye9120/
Olooye917/
Oloiye916/
Oloeye915/
Oloyee915/
Oloyie911/
Oloyeh911/
Oloyei911/
Oloy89567/
Oloe8924/
Olye8916/
Oluyoye83212/
Olayoye83127/
Oloyeye8327/
Gouloye836/
Oluioye832/
Olaioye831/
Oloyedd831/
Holouye831/
Holloye831/
Oloyeje831/
Olouhye831/
Oloweye831/
Oloya8014,024/
Olowe808,201/
Olaye803,989/
Oloje80667/
Oloyo80435/
Eloye80321/
Aloye80310/
Oloyi80232/
Oyloe80129/
Olloe80128/
Oleye80125/
Goloy80118/
Oliye8099/
Olloy8097/
Oluye8095/
Golye8024/
Oloue8017/
Olyie805/
Goloe804/
Oloei804/
Oiloe804/
Holoy804/
Ollye802/
Olyae802/
Olgoe801/
O'Loy801/
Oluojoye772/
Olaujoye771/
Holoyehi771/
Olhaye732,053/
Oulaye73559/
Olayee73381/
Olaiye73264/
Goloya73202/
Holeye73180/
Goliye73132/
Elloye73128/
Olayes73105/
Oloije7399/
Golloy7394/
Holiye7389/
Alloye7385/
Oluoje7379/
Olyaei7365/
Holowe7363/
Oliaye7361/
Olyaie7351/
Olyaee7343/
Alooye7339/
Ooloje7335/
Olouya7334/
Oeleye7325/
Golaye7321/
Olloue7321/
Olayei7319/
Ologie7317/
Ouloue7317/
Ouleye7316/
Ahloye7315/
Olliye7315/
Olleye7314/
Olooyo7313/
Holloy7312/
Olayie739/
Olowei739/
Holaye739/
Oluoyo736/
Alioye736/
Oloowe735/
Holoie735/
Holoya734/
Olohwe734/
Oloiet734/
O'Lowe734/
Goloyi734/
Atloye733/
Goluye733/
Oluoya733/
Olauye733/
Oluyie733/
Aloyes733/
Ollaye733/
Aloiye733/
Holoey732/
Olloya732/
Olojie732/
Oluowe732/
Oloaya732/
Goloyo732/
Oloyit732/
O'Loyo732/
Galoye732/
Olouyi732/
Holoyi732/
Olloyd731/
Olouhy731/
Ohlloy731/
Ooyley731/
Holgoe731/
Oloejo731/
Olayoe731/
Oluiye731/
Oloyai731/
Olowyo731/
Olayeh731/
Hoolye731/
Hoyloy731/
Holoee731/
Holoue731/
Oloweu731/
Olouei731/
Ouloya731/
Ouloyo731/
Osleye731/
Olajoy731/
Oliyae731/
Oliyee731/
Oloiyi731/
Olojoy731/
Olloey731/
Ollowe731/
Gollye731/
Goloue731/
O'Leye731/
Oloiyo731/
Olojed731/
Aeloye731/
Olojeu731/
Alouye731/
Aloyeh731/
Ooylee731/
Ohlaye731/
Gooloe730/
Olea6745,700/
Aloe6733,885/
Eloy679,398/
Aloy676,251/
Olou674,579/
Olay672,947/
Olie672,570/
Oley672,341/
Alye672,115/
Oloa672,043/
Olee671,337/
Olayeye671,088/
Oluyeye67922/
Olei67871/
Oloi67766/
Olej67442/
Golouei67181/
Oliyaei67175/
Olue67130/
Galloye6771/
Olae6770/
Gouleye6760/
Uloy6756/
Holoeyi6743/
Olayeei6743/
Holiyeh6739/
Houlaye6735/
Hollowe6731/
Oloyaya6723/
Goulaye6723/
Golayei6716/
Oleu6715/
Oluy6715/
Aloyeau6715/
Oulayes6712/
Olajaye6711/
Goliyee6711/
Oliyaee6710/
Olaweye679/
Golgouy679/
Olhayeh679/
Houleye677/
Oloj676/
Holowei676/
Oullaye676/
Alloyez675/
Holhoyi674/
Oloijie674/
Olaieye674/
Ouloued674/
Golyaei674/
Oleyeye673/
Ulye673/
Goliyeh673/
Oulhaye673/
Holowej672/
Olajuye672/
Éloy672/
Gouloya672/
Ousleye672/
Oliayee672/
Golyaee672/
Holoyad671/
O'Louhy671/
Olayaye671/
Golouoy671/
Alayoye671/
Olaiaye671/
Olayeje671/
Olujeye671/
Golowei671/
Goluyei671/
Holoyah671/
Oluyaye671/
Oloyiyo671/
Oulaoue671/
Oulayee671/
Oulayei671/
Oulieye671/
Oulleye671/
Ouslaye671/
Oleyaye671/
Olgouei671/
Olaiyer671/
Oliyaie671/
O'Louie671/
Goloșie671/
Gollowe671/
Goliouy671/
Oleyaie671/
Alouyeh671/
Olajoje671/
Alajoye671/
Oulgaye671/
Alhoyed671/
Houlhoy671/
O'Lloyd670/
Hollioy670/
Goolloe670/

Oloye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oloye in the Russian language
Олойеoloje-

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