Oluyi Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8661:204,55312,218
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Oluyi (46) may also be a first name.

Oluyi Last Name Facts

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

Oluyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 395,841st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. Oluyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oluyi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluyi is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 46 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 866 people, or 1 in 204,553. In Nigeria Oluyi is most numerous in: Ondo, where 46 percent reside, Ekiti, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluyie913/
Olluyi913/
Olouyi912/
Oluuyi911/
Olui89419/
Oluy8915/
Golui807,021/
Olayi801,223/
Oluji80702/
Oluić80636/
Aluyi80497/
Oloyi80232/
Oluya80182/
Oleyi80101/
Oluye8095/
Oluyo8049/
Oluis8039/
Olyia8034/
Olyai8029/
Goluy8014/
Holui807/
Olyie805/
Oolui801/
Holuy801/
Oluij801/
Oliyi801/
Oluii801/
Oluič801/
Oliui801/
Olouye73180/
Golayi7380/
Oluoye7372/
Olujie7360/
Goliyi7352/
Olyaie7351/
Holayi7345/
Olouya7334/
Goluya7332/
Oluich7330/
Oliayi7322/
Oluyoh7313/
Ollayi7310/
Holluy739/
Olayie739/
Oluoyo736/
Oulayi736/
Haluyi735/
Goloyi734/
Goluye733/
Oluoya733/
Olauye733/
Olayid733/
Oloyit732/
Olyaii732/
Aliuyi732/
Holoyi732/
Olluis731/
Olouhy731/
Olayio731/
Hollui731/
Gollui731/
Goului731/
Oloyie731/
Goluji731/
Aluoyi731/
Oluhie731/
Olaayi731/
Holeyi731/
Olayyi731/
Oleiyi731/
Oloiyi731/
O'Luiz731/
Goluie731/
Goluii731/
Olyaiy731/
Oluoji731/
Holuis730/
Olou674,579/
Olay672,947/
Olie672,570/
Oley672,341/
Alui671,806/
Olei67871/
Oloi67766/
Olai67591/
Oloy67567/
Olij67549/
Aluy67254/
Olue67130/
Holoeyi6743/
Olau6737/
Goliayi6725/
Olye6716/
Oleu6715/
Olujich675/
Holhoyi674/
O'Louhy671/
Gollayi671/
Hoyleui671/
Holouye671/
Olouhye671/
O'Louie671/
Gouliyi671/
Oluj671/
Ohlhuis670/
Holuies670/

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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 Oluyi
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