Oyeleka Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Oyeleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
Oyeleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyeleka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeleka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Oyeleka is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oyeleka reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Oyeleka is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 89 percent reside, Oyo, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeleka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oyeleke | 86 | 20,272 | / |
| Oyileka | 86 | 34 | / |
| Yelekay | 86 | 25 | / |
| Yelekai | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ayeleka | 86 | 12 | / |
| Oyelaka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Oyeleko | 86 | 5 | / |
| Iyeleka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ojeleka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oyeleki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oyaleka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oueleka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gayeleka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ioyeleke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yellekai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyelleke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goueleka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyeleeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yelika | 77 | 366 | / |
| Oeleke | 77 | 117 | / |
| Yeleko | 77 | 86 | / |
| Oyleke | 77 | 13 | / |
| Yeleki | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yeleke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ayleka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ieleka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eyleka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeleckaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojeleke | 71 | 1,292 | / |
| Oyaleke | 71 | 581 | / |
| Ayileka | 71 | 536 | / |
| Ayeleke | 71 | 317 | / |
| Oweleke | 71 | 153 | / |
| Ayoleka | 71 | 131 | / |
| Eyeleko | 71 | 76 | / |
| Ojleska | 71 | 57 | / |
| Yelikaa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oueleko | 71 | 10 | / |
| Oyoleke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ojileka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Oyalaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Iyeleke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oeyleke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yeleyko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yellika | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oueleke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ielekaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Eyeleke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oyilaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yelleki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ojelaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aweleka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ayelaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aelekaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Iyelaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gealeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojeleki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejileka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yelekei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yelleca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geyoleka | 67 | 24 | / |
| Houeleke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyalleke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yellekeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyelekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeleikeh | 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
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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 Oyeleka
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