Oluyeye Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluyeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluyeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9211:192,33711,640
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oluyeye (36) may also be a first name.

Oluyeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oluyeye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluyeye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 385,337th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oluyeye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluyeye is also the 1,717,090th most common forename globally, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 921 people, or 1 in 192,337. In Nigeria Oluyeye is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 28 percent reside, Ekiti, where 25 percent reside and Ondo, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Oluyeye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oluyeye last name is primarily Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olauyeye933/
Olueye9223/
Olyeye921/
Olayeye861,088/
Oluyoye86212/
Eluyeye86102/
Oloyeye8627/
Oluyeyi866/
Oleyeye863/
Olujeye861/
Oluyaye861/
Oleye83125/
Oluye8395/
Golayeye806/
Olayieye803/
Olayee77381/
Holeye77180/
Olyaee7743/
Olaeye7727/
Ouleye7716/
Olleye7714/
Oloeye775/
Oloyee775/
Oyleye773/
Oluyie773/
Olueyo772/
Oliyee771/
O'Leye771/
Ouluey771/
Oluiye771/
Osleye771/
Olujoye71147/
Oluyayi71111/
Eluyoye7156/
Olayeei7143/
Olujaye7142/
Alayeye7117/
Goliyee7111/
Oliyaee7110/
Olaweye719/
Houleye717/
Olaieye714/
Eliyeye714/
Oleyaei713/
Oluioye712/
Oliayee712/
Ousleye712/
Eluyaye712/
Golyaee712/
Olajuye712/
Oloyeje711/
Oloweye711/
Eleyeye711/
Goluehe711/
Olyeije711/
Golueyi711/
Olayeje711/
Oyleyee711/
Olujeje711/
Goluyei711/
Oulayee711/
Oulieye711/
Oulleye711/
Eloueye711/
Aliyeye711/
Oleyaie711/
Oloye676,964/
Aleye674,817/
Olaye673,989/
Aluye6748/
Olaee6746/
Olujaiye6715/
Holoyeyi679/
Oluojoye672/
Oliee672/
Alyee672/
Oulayehe672/
Olajuoye671/
Olayieyo671/
Olaujoye671/
Aluee671/
Aluey671/
Goleyjie671/

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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 Oluyeye
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