Oyelami Surname

32,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,0091:11,0651,152
England601:928,63447,428
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Oyelami (641) may also be a first name.

Oyelami Last Name Facts

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

Oyelami is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,914th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 451,521 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyelami live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyelami is also the 328,586th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 641 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,009 people, or 1 in 11,065. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 41 percent reside, Osun, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oyelami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

Oyelami earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.58% less than the national average, earning $29,092 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Oyelami
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