Oyelekan Surname

193,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Oyelekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9191:92,3106,392
Benin2321:44,5505,686
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Oyelekan (424) may also be a first name.

Oyelekan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyelekan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelekan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,471st most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,352,137 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyelekan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyelekan is also the 417,166th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 424 people.

The last name Oyelekan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,919 people, or 1 in 92,310. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 30 percent are found, Osun, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Oyelekan
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