Owolaye Surname
1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owolaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 199 | 1:890,165 | 38,757 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owolaiye | 93 | 59 | / |
| Owolye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Owoloye | 86 | 555 | / |
| Owoleye | 86 | 197 | / |
| Owalaye | 86 | 101 | / |
| Awolaye | 86 | 43 | / |
| Owolayo | 86 | 39 | / |
| Owolawe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Owoolae | 86 | 5 | / |
| Owolaei | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obolaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owolaje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owolaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awolaiye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owalaiye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awoulaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owolai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Owoloa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owolujoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awoleye | 71 | 4,775 | / |
| Owoloja | 71 | 496 | / |
| Obalaye | 71 | 257 | / |
| Owolaja | 71 | 123 | / |
| Owaloye | 71 | 123 | / |
| Owolaju | 71 | 94 | / |
| Owaleye | 71 | 61 | / |
| Owoluyi | 71 | 46 | / |
| Awoloye | 71 | 41 | / |
| Awolaya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owolija | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owoloyi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Owoleyi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awoliye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoloje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoloya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awolayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Awalaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abolaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awolayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awulaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obolaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewoloye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owulayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owelyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoylea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawolye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howalay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aboulaye | 67 | 5,218 | / |
| Obalaiye | 67 | 145 | / |
| Owolijah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Awolooye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Owolejah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awuoloye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojuoloye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoleyee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osuolaie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoloeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awotleye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaleye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolojat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abollaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owallaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owolaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis