Owoleye Surname
1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owoleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
Owoleye (26) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owolye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Awoleye | 86 | 4,775 | / |
| Owoloye | 86 | 555 | / |
| Owolaye | 86 | 199 | / |
| Owaleye | 86 | 61 | / |
| Owoleyi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Owolaiye | 80 | 59 | / |
| Awoleyee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awoloeye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouwaleye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awotleye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awolee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owaley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Owolujoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Woosley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obaleye | 71 | 845 | / |
| Eweleye | 71 | 169 | / |
| Owaloye | 71 | 123 | / |
| Owalaye | 71 | 101 | / |
| Owoluyi | 71 | 46 | / |
| Awolaye | 71 | 43 | / |
| Awoloye | 71 | 41 | / |
| Owolayo | 71 | 39 | / |
| Owoloyi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Owolawe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Awuleye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awoliye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoloya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoolae | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoloje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owolaei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obouley | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awoleyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oywalee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obolaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawolye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aweleye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoylea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewoloye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oboleje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owelley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howelley | 67 | 49 | / |
| Oboulley | 67 | 29 | / |
| Awolooye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Owolejah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awolaiye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awuoloye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojuoloye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owalaiye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewoolley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoulaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouleye | 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 Owoleye
- 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