Oyekola Surname

54,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyekola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyekola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,2401:19,1711,774
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oyekola (879) may also be a first name.

Oyekola Last Name Facts

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

Oyekola is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyekola? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyekola is the 54,777th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 784,535 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyekola are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 274,260th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 879 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9,240 people, or 1 in 19,171. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 38 percent reside, Osun, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oyekola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

Oyekola earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyekolla931/
Oyekolea931/
Yekola9230/
Ojekola86358/
Yekoula86212/
Oyekela8655/
Oyekole8640/
Yekolla8631/
Ayekola8611/
Eyekola8611/
Oyokola8610/
Oyekala868/
Oyakola864/
Oyekula864/
Ouekola863/
Iyekola861/
Oyekolo861/
Oyikola861/
Oyecolla807/
Oyekoule807/
Oyekalla801/
Yekula772,169/
Yekala77140/
Yekoli7782/
Oekolo7740/
Yekolo7737/
Eukola7734/
Eikola7721/
Oikola7714/
Yekole773/
Aekola771/
Yecola771/
Oyekale712,740/
Yekkala71379/
Oukoula71190/
Eyekole71185/
Heikola71167/
Oyokolo7183/
Ajokola7177/
Yecoula7160/
Iyekolo7151/
Yekulla7148/
Ajekola7141/
Iyekela7141/
Oyekule7140/
Eyokola7127/
Yekkula7120/
Ojokola7114/
Ayokola7112/
Ayikola716/
Ejikola714/
Aiekola714/
Eyakola714/
Ayekole714/
Eyekoli714/
Ojekala713/
Ayakola713/
Oyekalo713/
Yekalla712/
Oyokula711/
Yecolla711/
Ojekula711/
Eyekala711/
Oikkola711/
Oyakolo711/
Ojekole711/
Oyakole711/
Iyakola711/
Oyakoli711/
Yoakola711/
Eyikola711/
Goukola711/
Yekolli711/
Goycolea67291/
Heikkola67167/
Goikolea67139/
Goukoula6736/
Oyakoule6725/
Oukoulla6721/
Aouekoli6712/
Hiekkola676/
Ajokoola674/
Oyekalle673/
Ouekolie672/
Oukoulah671/
Oejokolo671/
Goyakole671/
Goyikala671/
Yekkalla671/
Yekkhala671/
Yekkulla671/
Hiekoula671/
Oyakhela671/

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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 Oyekola
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