Oluyele Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluyele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluyele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Oluyele (43) may also be a first name.

Oluyele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oluyele occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluyele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oluyele is the 1,272,314th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oluyele are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluyele is also the 1,545,828th most common forename globally, borne by 43 people.

The surname Oluyele is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria Oluyele is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 40 percent live, Ondo, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olouyele931/
Oluyle921/
Oluele921/
Oluyole861,254/
Olayele86662/
Oluyale8642/
Eluyele8635/
Oleyele8615/
Oloyele8611/
Oluyeli863/
Oluoyle861/
Olyel831,033/
Oloyeele803/
Ollouele801/
Oluyiole801/
Oliele7713/
Oleile777/
Aluele774/
Oloyel774/
Oloule774/
Oleale773/
Olyeli773/
Olaele772/
Oluyal771/
Oleele771/
Oluile771/
Alyele771/
Eleyele71614/
Holayel71155/
Olayole7197/
Olowele7182/
Goleele7166/
Olawele7149/
Ouloule7131/
Oluyola7121/
Olajule7114/
Oluyali7111/
Olujole719/
Olojele717/
Oloyole716/
Olayale715/
Aliyele714/
Elouele712/
Oloyela712/
Goliele712/
Alyaele712/
Olayela712/
Eluyole711/
Olayeli711/
Olayler710/
Aluel679,151/
Oliel671,891/
Olale671,282/
Olile67247/
Alyel67183/
Olayoole6791/
Oleal6725/
Oluyoola6712/
Oloul675/
Ouliouel674/
Olayiole674/
Oleil672/
Olajiele671/
Ahlouele671/
Olaul671/
Oleel671/
Olejl671/
Holyield671/
Allayele671/
Holyheal671/
Oulouely671/
Olhauwel671/
Holeyell670/

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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 Oluyele
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