Oyaleye Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Oyaleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oyaleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyaleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyaleye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oyaleye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyaleye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oyaleye is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Oyaleye is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oyaleye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Oyaleye is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 35 percent reside, Oyo, where 23 percent reside and Osun, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Oyaleye
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