Oyelaja Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6601:268,39815,321
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oyelaja (40) may also be a first name.

Oyelaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyelaja is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oyelaja.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oyelaja is the 472,684th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname Oyelaja is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Oyelaja are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyelaja is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 40 people.

Oyelaja is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 660 people, or 1 in 268,398. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 43 percent reside, Ogun, where 37 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Oyelaja Last Name Statistics demography

Oyelaja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelaja9210/
Oyalaja8620/
Ojelaja866/
Ayelaja864/
Oyelajo861/
Oyela833,634/
Yelaj8340/
Oyella7716,692/
Oyiela77650/
Ouelaa77218/
Yelaji7714/
Oyeloa777/
Yelaje775/
Yelaya774/
Aelaja773/
Goylaj773/
Hoyela772/
Oyelai771/
Yeloja771/
Yelaaj771/
Iyelaa771/
Oyelia771/
Oyeela771/
Yelaia771/
Oyla7312/
Oylj731/
Oyelayo712,200/
Ayeloja71949/
Ayelaju71183/
Ouellaj71170/
Ayelaje71159/
Yellaya7115/
Oyelaye7114/
Yellaji7113/
Oyeleya719/
Ayolaja717/
Ayeluja716/
Goyalaj716/
Ojelaje715/
Yellaia715/
Ejalaja714/
Oyellla712/
Ouelhaj712/
Oyeleji711/
Oyelawe711/
Oyeleje711/
Yelajee711/
Ayelaya711/
Uyalaja711/
Oyola6735,196/
Ayela674,185/
Eilaj671,231/
Oyala67853/
Eyela67439/
Hoyla67392/
Oyele67319/
Iyela67314/
Ojela67225/
Oyila67145/
Yelai67107/
Ouela6779/
Owela6745/
Oyeli6745/
Uyela6726/
Oulaa6721/
Yelay6714/
Yellayah6711/
Aylaj6711/
Aelaj678/
Yelau678/
Ealaa677/
Hoylj677/
Goyalaai676/
Yelae676/
Ayelaiah675/
Yellaiha674/
Ovelahai674/
Oyellayo674/
Ayoolaja673/
Ayeelaje673/
Oyelayuo673/
Aylaa672/
Ayaliaja672/
Yelea672/
Eelaj671/
Iyelaiah671/
Oelau671/
Oylia671/
Ooyelayo671/
Ohyla671/
Oulaj671/
Yelij671/
Hoyalaji671/
Yyela671/
Oelea671/
Yellayaa671/

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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 Oyelaja
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