Owolayo Surname
3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owolayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owolaye | 86 | 199 | / |
| Awolayo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owoloyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owolaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owolai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Owolye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owolou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoloa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoloi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoloye | 71 | 555 | / |
| Owoloja | 71 | 496 | / |
| Abolayo | 71 | 252 | / |
| Owoleye | 71 | 197 | / |
| Owolaja | 71 | 123 | / |
| Owalaye | 71 | 101 | / |
| Owolaju | 71 | 94 | / |
| Obalayo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Owoluyi | 71 | 46 | / |
| Awolaye | 71 | 43 | / |
| Awoloyo | 71 | 38 | / |
| Awolaya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owolija | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owoloyi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Owolawe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Owoleyi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Owoloya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoolae | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoloje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ewelayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owoulou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owolowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolojo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obolaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owulayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoylea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howalay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolijah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Owolejah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ojualayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owallaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoulaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolojat | 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
- 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 Owolayo
- 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