Oluyeba Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluyeba Surname User-submission:

The surname Oluyeba means 'God is worthy to be king'. It was Oniyeba until the missionaries came to west Africa, meaning 'I am worthy to be king'. But when one of the ancestors was eventually introduced to Christianity by the missionaries, he decided to officially change his surname to Oluyeba.

Oluyeba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2421:731,99533,424
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Oluyeba (17) may also be a first name.

Oluyeba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Oluyeba means 'God is worthy to be king'. It was Oniyeba until the missionaries came to west Africa, meaning 'I am worthy to be king'. But when one of the ancestors was eventually introduced to Christianity by the missionaries, he decided to officially change his surname to Oluyeba.

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Oluyeba Last Name Facts

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

Oluyeba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluyeba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,014,722nd most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oluyeba live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluyeba is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Oluyeba is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 731,995. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Olyeba923/
Eluyeba8641/
Oluyebo866/
Oluyebe862/
Oluyewa861/
Olouba77207/
Oluebe7721/
Olieba7711/
Olyeva778/
Oluebo776/
Oluewa775/
Alyeba775/
Alueba773/
Olayba773/
Olueva772/
Olyebo772/
Oleiba771/
Oluiba771/
Golyeva71146/
Olujoba71133/
Olayebo7135/
Olujebe7130/
Olayebi7129/
Olajuba7119/
Golueva7116/
Olyaeva7111/
Oluyobo719/
Oulouba717/
Olaybay716/
Oluioba714/
Oluyobi714/
Oluyiwa713/
Aluyeva713/
Oloyebi712/
Golayba712/
Olayoba711/
Oluyibi711/
Oloubah711/
Eleyeba711/
Alayeba711/
Holyeva711/
Oloubea711/
Oloubas711/
Allueba711/
Olaybah711/
Olausba710/
Golyaeva67324/
Atluyeva6714/
Goulouba674/
Ouliyeva673/
Oyliyeva671/
Golyehva671/
Oluojebi671/
Golayeva671/
Heleueba671/

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