Oyela Surname

125,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,9441:13,2612,145
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Congo1971:25,3252,749
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Oyela (54) may also be a first name.

Oyela Last Name Facts

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

Oyela (Oriya: ଓେୟଲା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oyela.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,295th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,005,379 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyela reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oyela is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 54 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,944 people, or 1 in 13,261. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 14 percent are found, Gulu District, where 13 percent are found and Oyam District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Oyela occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and The Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Oyela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Oyela earn a lot more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 37.05% more than the national average, earning $31,112,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyella9116,692/
Oyiela91650/
Goyela9117/
Oyeloa917/
Hoyela912/
Oyelai911/
Oyelad911/
Oyelia911/
Oyeela911/
Oyelah911/
Yela8915,947/
Oela8946/
Oyla8912/
Oyelaja83709/
Oyellah834/
Oyielah834/
Oyellla832/
Oyeelad831/
Oyola8035,196/
Yella805,539/
Ayela804,185/
Oyala80853/
Eyela80439/
Hoyla80392/
Goela80322/
Oyele80319/
Iyela80314/
Ojela80225/
Goyla80186/
Yelia80145/
Oyila80145/
Oyelo80144/
Yelai80107/
Ouela8079/
Oylaş8046/
Owela8045/
Oyeli8045/
Yelaj8040/
Uyela8026/
Yelga8017/
Yelay8014/
Yelau808/
Yelaâ804/
Yelya804/
Oella803/
Yelea802/
Oelea801/
Yyela801/
Yelha801/
Ohyla801/
Oylia801/
Oelau801/
Oelia801/
Goyala7313,519/
Ayella735,872/
Yoyola73637/
Ogiela73615/
Gojela73390/
Oyolla73273/
Ouelaa73218/
Ayiela73206/
Gayela73119/
Oggela7393/
Hoyola7391/
Yellai7386/
Houela7370/
Gouela7366/
Goyola7343/
Ayeela7337/
Ouelai7334/
Oyiola7327/
Ouelea7326/
Oyello7323/
Ojella7322/
Ooyala7321/
Iyelia7321/
Ovelha7319/
Hoylat7317/
Eyelah7316/
Ojelay7315/
Ouelha7313/
Goelya7312/
Yellay7311/
Oyalla7311/
Goelau7311/
Hiyela7311/
Yelaja7310/
Ayelah7310/
Oyoola7310/
Hayela7310/
Goelay739/
Ouelia739/
Ouelad738/
Goyele737/
Oyolas737/
Iyella736/
Ojelia736/
Goyila735/
Ayeloa735/
Ouyele735/
Eyella735/
Ouella735/
Yelaya734/
Oyelle734/
Goylaj733/
Oyeloo733/
Oyelyo733/
Oyoloa733/
Owella733/
Uyella733/
Ayelia733/
Hoyelo732/
Goella732/
Goyelo732/
Oyeles732/
Oyelee732/
Ojelad732/
Yellia732/
Goyeli732/
Oyieli732/
Eyelia731/
Oyolia731/
Ojeela731/
Iyelaa731/
Hoylas731/
Ayelay731/
Yojela731/
Yelaaj731/
Yellau731/
Yellya731/
Yelyaa731/
Goylah731/
Ouesla731/
Ojiela731/
Ooyele731/
Oeiola731/
Oyiele731/
Hoyila731/
Hojela731/
Ouelga731/
Oyuola731/
Oyelli731/
Oyilia731/
Yoyele731/
Yelgah731/
Ayelai731/
Giyela731/
Oyeele731/
Oyolah731/
Yoyala731/
Yelaia731/
Yellaï731/
Ayelea731/
Hoehla730/
Oula6716,405/
Yele6715,541/
Yelo672,041/
Yeli672,023/
Ayla671,623/
Eula671,118/
Aela67827/
Oele67815/
Eala67797/
Eila67770/
Ojla67350/
Oila67309/
Uyla67212/
Eela67193/
Ouellaj67170/
Yely6781/
Iela6768/
Hojella6759/
Oyle6756/
Uela6752/
Oelo6736/
Ayelach6736/
Goyalai6726/
Oyalaja6720/
Goyilla6719/
Yellaya6715/
Gayelah6714/
Goyalia6710/
Gooyala679/
Goyalla677/
Gayelay676/
Ojelaja676/
Goyalaj676/
Oylo676/
Yellaia675/
Oeli675/
Hojelia675/
Yellaih674/
Ayeella674/
Hoyeler674/
Ayiella674/
Ayelaja674/
Oely674/
Ojellah674/
Oyeslle673/
Ojelhoa673/
Ohealai673/
Oyollah673/
Ouelhaj672/
Ejla672/
Goiella672/
Goyelle672/
Houella672/
Outella672/
Gahyela672/
Ouellad671/
Ovellah671/
Oyellet671/
Howelia671/
Eyeloha671/
Ayelath671/
Ayelaya671/
Yelliay671/
Eyla671/
Gayelea671/
Ouelaid671/
Houelia671/
Hoyilat671/
Ouellat671/
Oueslat671/
O'Jelad671/
Yelé671/
Gouelia671/
Goyalau671/
Auyella671/
Aouella671/
Ogiella671/
Hayelay671/
Hayelea671/
Ayielah671/
Oyli671/
Oylj671/
Ayeleat671/
Oyly670/

Oyela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oyela in the Oriya language
ଓେୟଲାoeyala-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyela
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