Oluyo Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Oluyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oluyo occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oluyo is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oluyo are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Oluyo is mostly found in: Ogun, where 40 percent live, Oyo, where 20 percent live and Ekiti, where 18 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluyoh9113/
Oluoyo916/
Oluy8915/
Olayo805,388/
Oluyi80891/
Oloyo80435/
Oluya80182/
Oleyo80151/
Oluye8095/
Oliyo8043/
Aluyo8023/
Olujo8020/
Goluy8014/
Holuy801/
Olyoa801/
Oluoa801/
Galuyo73312/
Oluojo73257/
Goliyo73210/
Olouye73180/
Olayos7386/
Oluoje7379/
Oluoye7372/
Olouya7334/
Goluya7332/
Olaiyo7325/
Olooyo7313/
Holiyo7310/
Holluy739/
Haluyo736/
Holeyo734/
Goluye733/
Oluyie733/
Olauye733/
Oluoya733/
Olluyi733/
Holayo733/
O'Loyo732/
Aliuyo732/
Oluowe732/
O'Layo732/
Goloyo732/
Golayo732/
Olouyi732/
Olayoo732/
Olayio731/
Olowyo731/
Olayoe731/
Oluuyi731/
Olouhy731/
Olluoa731/
Ouloyo731/
Aluyod731/
Ouliyo731/
Oloiyo731/
Oluoji731/
Ollayo731/
Olou674,579/
Olay672,947/
Oley672,341/
Oloa672,043/
Oloi67766/
Oloy67567/
Olui67419/
Aluy67254/
Olue67130/
Goulayo67111/
Olau6737/
Oolayou6734/
Ollayos6724/
Oloe6724/
Uluy6722/
Olye6716/
Oleu6715/
Olayowa6710/
Oloj676/
Eluy675/
Oliyott673/
Gouliyo672/
O'Louhy671/
Holouye671/
Olouhye671/
Oleyous671/
Oliayou671/
Golaiyo671/
Oluj671/
Ouluoha671/

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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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  • 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 Oluyo
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