Oniyelu Surname

192,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oniyelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniyelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1481:82,4695,832
England181:3,095,448105,421
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oniyelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oniyelu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oniyelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniyelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 192,437th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,330,688 people. The last name Oniyelu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oniyelu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Oniyelu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,148 people, or 1 in 82,469. In Nigeria Oniyelu is most numerous in: Ondo, where 47 percent are found, Ekiti, where 33 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Oniyelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Oniyelu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oniiyelu932/
Onyelu9286/
Aniyelu8615/
Onyealu862/
Oniyolu862/
Onyehalu80160/
Onyejelu8012/
Onyejilu802/
Anjiyelu801/
Onuelu77163/
Onoilu7711/
Onaelu771/
Onailu771/
Enyielu7115/
Anuyelu714/
Onyiolu711/
Onojiolu6765/
Onailius671/
Goneylou671/
Goneilou671/
Anjiyalu671/
Gunuyelu671/
Honeylou670/

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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 Oniyelu
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