Oluneye Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluneye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluneye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oluneye (19) may also be a first name.

Oluneye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluneye is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oluneye.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluneye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oluneye is the 1,637,889th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oluneye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluneye is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name internationally, held by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Ogun, where 36 percent live and Oyo, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olunye9290/
Olunee921/
Olounye86316/
Uluneye8674/
Olunuye865/
Oluniye864/
Olunoye864/
Oluneje861/
Olunaye861/
Olunney861/
O'Lunney804/
Olunioye804/
Olounaye801/
Golouney801/
Oliney7798/
Aluney7732/
Alunee7710/
Oloney772/
Eluney771/
Olahunoye7510/
Oluniyi71803/
Olooney71127/
Olgunay7136/
Olliney7122/
Oloneyo7111/
Oloniye719/
Olunoyo718/
Holiney714/
Olunuyi714/
Olungae712/
Olunayo711/
Alguney711/
Olonaye711/
Oluniyo711/
Olonney711/
Oleunie710/
O'Looney67456/
Olonieyi6768/
Olonaiye6758/
Olounoje6710/
Olunnaya676/
Olusnaya675/
Olunniyi674/
Olunuiyi673/
O'Lungay671/
Holloney670/

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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 Oluneye
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