Oloye Surname
Approximately 6,964 people bear this surname
Oloye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,731 | 1:26,317 | 2,263 |
| Ivory Coast | 117 | 1:197,190 | 8,500 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Òloye (1) are calculated separately.
Oloye (1,098) may also be a first name.
Oloye Demographics
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Oloye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oloye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oloye (Russian: Олойе) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as: Òloye. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oloye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 70,963rd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,046,460 people. Oloye is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oloye reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside 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 common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,731 people, or 1 in 26,317. In Nigeria Oloye is primarily found in: Ondo, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ekiti, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Oloye is found in 28 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing the Oloye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% 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
Oloye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oloye in the Russian language | ||
| Олойе | oloje | - |
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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 Oloye
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