Oyelami Surname
Approximately 16,140 people bear this surname
Oyelami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16,009 | 1:11,065 | 1,152 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Oyelami (641) may also be a first name.
Oyelami Demographics
Oyelami Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ooyelami | 93 | 3 | / |
| Oyellami | 93 | 3 | / |
| Oyelamie | 93 | 2 | / |
| Oyelaumi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oyelammi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oeyelami | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oyelamiz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yelami | 92 | 67 | / |
| Oylami | 92 | 6 | / |
| Oelami | 92 | 6 | / |
| Oyalami | 86 | 395 | / |
| Oyelemi | 86 | 38 | / |
| Oyelame | 86 | 18 | / |
| Oyilami | 86 | 5 | / |
| Oyolami | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oyleami | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ojelami | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oyelama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ayelami | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yelaimi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelamgi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iyelami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yellammi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Goyalami | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iyelaemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eyelaemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yelame | 77 | 436 | / |
| Oulami | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eilami | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eelami | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ealami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayelomi | 71 | 260 | / |
| Ayelemi | 71 | 118 | / |
| Goulami | 71 | 40 | / |
| Oullami | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ejilami | 71 | 13 | / |
| Oulaimi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Oyalemi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oyalame | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oyalama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ayelama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ojilami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Houlami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yelgame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyliame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hayeelamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouslami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayolami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayalami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojelemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulhami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeliomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouelame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulamit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyilami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oillami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houlaimi | 67 | 142 | / |
| Ojalammi | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gouliami | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oullamai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goulamai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayeloumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oulamich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyellame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyalame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulhamid | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyelami
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