Owomoyela Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owomoyela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owomoyela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4981:355,70819,164
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Owomoyela (13) may also be a first name.

Owomoyela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owomoyela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Owomoyela is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owomoyela.

How Common Is The Last Name Owomoyela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 601,907th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. The surname Owomoyela is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owomoyela are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 355,708. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Oyo, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Owomoyela Last Name Statistics demography

Owomoyela earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iowomoyela953/
Owomo Yela951/
Oomoyela944/
Owomuyela898/
Owomoyele896/
Obomoyela891/
Oomoyelu823/
Oomoyele821/
Omyela8019/
Omoyla801/
Omoyel801/
Owomuyila783/
Omoyele754,850/
Omoyala75472/
Omoyelu75226/
Omoyola75157/
Omoyeli7511/
Ooemela755/
Owomole755/
Oomoyol754/
Owomolu754/
Oomelia752/
Awomola752/
Omiyela751/
Omowela751/
Omyella751/
Omuyela751/
Omowayeola7412/
Omela711,075/
Omola711,072/
Omoyiola71169/
Omyla7131/
Omoyoola716/
Omyel716/
Owoamala713/
Oomolayo711/
Omowoola711/
Oomolewa711/
Omella671,140/
Omelia67738/
Omoola67534/
Yomola67271/
Omiela67220/
Amoyel67164/
Omolua67133/
Omwola67108/
Omelai67102/
Omwela6790/
Omiola6751/
Omoyiwola6751/
Oomyol6744/
Omolla6732/
Omaola6730/
Omelay6723/
Omelau6719/
Omolye6718/
Omelya6714/
Omoila6714/
Emoyel6714/
Omolae6713/
Omolya6711/
Omolai6711/
Omylai6711/
Aomola679/
Omloye678/
Omeila677/
Omolia676/
Omolah676/
Omelao676/
Yomela675/
Omyele675/
Omoala674/
Omyeli674/
Omoloa673/
Omoyoloya673/
Omwoyeleu673/
Oumela673/
Omeela672/
Omelea672/
Omoyle672/
Omolea672/
Omoyeleye671/
Omoyeloye671/
Omowoyele671/
Omolao671/
Oemola671/
Omayel671/
Imoyla671/
Oomely671/
Omehla671/
Omeula671/
Omyelo671/
Omyiel671/
Emyela671/
Aomela671/
Omuela671/
Omeola671/
Omoele671/
Oomlai671/
Omouayila671/
Obomeile5962/
Awomile508/
Hewameealla501/

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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 Owomoyela
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