Owoleyi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Owoleyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Owoleyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoleyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owoleyi is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoleyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoleyi reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Owoleyi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Owoleyi is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 75 percent live and Benue, where 25 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoleye | 86 | 197 | / |
| Owoluyi | 86 | 46 | / |
| Owoloyi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Awoleyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owolai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Awolei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owolye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owoloi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owaley | 77 | 0 | / |
| O'Woosley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awoleye | 71 | 4,775 | / |
| Owoloye | 71 | 555 | / |
| Owolaye | 71 | 199 | / |
| Awoluyi | 71 | 189 | / |
| Owaleye | 71 | 61 | / |
| Owolayo | 71 | 39 | / |
| Owolija | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owolawe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Owoloya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoloje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owoolae | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awoloyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obouley | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owelyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owelley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owulayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoloie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoylea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howelley | 67 | 49 | / |
| Owolijah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Oboulley | 67 | 29 | / |
| Owolejah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awuoluyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ewoolley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoleyee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoloeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awotleye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaleye | 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 Owoleyi
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