Oyedele Surname

13,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyedele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyedele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria39,3311:4,504603
England3031:183,88816,484
Benin1941:53,2766,682
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Oyedele (4,089) may also be a first name.

Oyedele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyedele is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyedele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,903rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 181,703 people. The surname Oyedele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyedele are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyedele is also the 108,853rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 4,089 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 39,331 people, or 1 in 4,504. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 22 percent live, Osun, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Oyedele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oyedele surname is primarily Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Oyedele last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oyedele earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $55,789 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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