Olusheye Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olusheye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olusheye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Olusheye (160) may also be a first name.

Olusheye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olusheye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olusheye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olusheye is the 1,907,068th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olusheye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olusheye is also the 725,185th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 160 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Olusheye is most frequent in: Lagos, where 41 percent reside, Ogun, where 26 percent reside and Oyo, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluseye932,208/
Olushee931/
Olusheyije894/
Olushaye8820/
Olusheyi889/
Olusheje887/
Olusehye883/
Oluseyeh882/
Olusey865/
Oluseyije8232/
Oluseyeye825/
Oluseyeje821/
Olushaiye821/
Oluseyi801,255/
Oluseje8076/
Olusaye8034/
Olusoye8024/
Oluteye8015/
Oluseyo804/
Oloseye801/
Oluseay801/
Olouhye801/
Oluseya801/
Olusaiye75112/
Olushuyi7546/
Olushayo7517/
Golausee754/
Oluseije752/
Olushoya751/
Oloshaye751/
Olusseyi751/
Olouye71180/
Olusoy7129/
Olusei713/
Olauye713/
Oluhoy712/
Olouchaye711/
Oloucheyi711/
Oluhie711/
Olusay711/
Alouhseye711/
Olutoye671,844/
Olusuyi67800/
Olusayo67476/
Olusiyi67182/
Oluteyo67156/
Olusoya67102/
Olusaya6729/
Olusoyo6713/
Oluseji674/
Olusoje673/
Olusayi672/
Alhousseye672/
Olusuya672/
Olutuye672/
Olushoa672/
Olusiya672/
Olusoyi671/
Olusowe671/
Holouye671/
Oluseuh671/
Olouaye671/
Olouoye671/
Alushay671/
Olusawe671/
Elishey670/
Holisey670/

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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 Olusheye
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