Owoleyi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Owoleyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoleyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoleye86197/
Owoluyi8646/
Owoloyi8614/
Awoleyi862/
Owolai777/
Awolei772/
Owolye772/
Owoloi771/
Oweley771/
Owaley770/
O'Woosley751/
Awoleye714,775/
Owoloye71555/
Owolaye71199/
Awoluyi71189/
Owaleye7161/
Owolayo7139/
Owolija7118/
Owolawe718/
Owoloya715/
Owoloje715/
Owoolae715/
Awoloyi714/
Obouley713/
Owelyie711/
Owelley711/
Owolowe711/
Owoloyo711/
Owolaya711/
Owolaje711/
Awolayi711/
Owulayi711/
Owoloie711/
Owoylea711/
Howelley6749/
Owolijah6742/
Oboulley6729/
Owolejah679/
Awuoluyi675/
Ewoolley672/
Awoleyee672/
Awoloeye672/
Awotleye671/
Ouwaleye671/

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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 Owoleyi
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