Oluayo Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Oluayo (170) may also be a first name.

Oluayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluayo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oluayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluayo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oluayo are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most numerous given name globally It is held by 170 people.

Oluayo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Kano, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Oluayo is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oluajo83270/
Oluaye8391/
Aluayo8324/
Olwayo8311/
Oluoyo836/
Olueyo832/
Oluaya831/
Oluayê831/
Eluayo831/
Eliuayo773/
Uluay73310/
Eluay73152/
Olway7321/
Oluaa735/
Olbay731/
Oluoa731/
Oluea731/
Alhuay672,403/
Holway671,105/
Alwayo67477/
Oluojo67257/
Oluaja67212/
Oluoje6779/
Holbay6773/
Oluoye6772/
Holvay6767/
Aluaye6731/
Aluayu6725/
Olueye6723/
Olwiyo6723/
Olwayi6716/
Olwuyi6715/
Oluiya6714/
Oluaha6712/
Holvayová676/
Oluaju675/
Oluhoa674/
Olweyo674/
Aluaya674/
Olwoyo674/
Oluaia673/
Goluai673/
Goluoi673/
Haluay673/
Oluoya673/
Oluhoy672/
Ollway672/
Albayo672/
Oluowe672/
Oluawe672/
Olbaye671/
Ouluey671/
Olluoa671/
Goluea671/
Oluohe671/
Olwaye671/
Oluiye671/
Oluaje671/
Eliuay671/
Alwuyo671/
Oluoji671/
Albuyo671/
Galuay670/

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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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  • 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 Oluayo
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