Olyel Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olyel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olyel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0241:38,1244,905
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Olyel (11) may also be a first name.

Olyel Last Name Facts

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

Olyel has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 352,668th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olyel reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally, held by 11 people.

Olyel is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,024 people, or 1 in 38,124. In Uganda Olyel is most frequent in: Amuru District, where 30 percent reside, Gulu District, where 13 percent reside and Nwoya District, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloyel914/
Olayele83662/
Oluyele83180/
Holayel83155/
Oleyele8315/
Oloyele8311/
Oliel801,891/
Alyel80183/
Oleal8025/
Oleil802/
Olejl801/
Oleel801/
Ulyel801/
Olaiyele775/
Oloyeele773/
Holyheal771/
Olouyele771/
Holyield771/
Holeyell770/
Holiel73397/
Holayl73199/
Oliele7313/
Ouliel7313/
Ahlyel739/
Oleile737/
O'Leal735/
Oleale733/
Oleill731/
Oleall731/
Oliyal731/
Olowel731/
Oluyal731/
Oluyle731/
Olayil731/
Holeel731/
Olliel731/
Houlayhel711/
Oluyole671,254/
Galiyel67196/
Alyesil67157/
Olayole6797/
Galayel6796/
Olowele6782/
Olawele6749/
Oluyale6742/
Olehäll679/
Oloyole676/
Olayale675/
Holaiel674/
Aliyele674/
Goliyal673/
O'Leile672/
Oluoyle671/
Hoyleil671/
Holgell671/
Golowel671/
Allayel671/
Olyhill671/
Olaheal671/
Othliel671/
Halyell670/
Gallyel670/
Hulyell670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Olyel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis