Oluroye Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluroye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oluroye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3221:550,13326,837
England11:55,718,059489,080
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Oluroye Demographics

Oluroye Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 55 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Oluroye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oluroye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oluroye.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluroye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 847,909th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. Oluroye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oluroye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 550,133. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 61 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ekiti, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Oluroye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olurioyee885/
Olureye863/
Oluroyi863/
Oloroye862/
Oluraiye801/
Olurie776/
Oluree772/
Olurayi7126/
Oloroje712/
Olourou712/
Olurayo711/
O'Lurie711/
Oloruoje675/
Olurrayi673/
Alluraye671/
Holloroy670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oluroye
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