Oyelele Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oyelele Last Name Facts

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

Oyelele is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Oyelele occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Oyelele are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Oyelele is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 35 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Ogun, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelele9283/
Ojelele8639/
Iyelele864/
Oyelole861/
Goelele861/
Yeleleh861/
Oyeliale803/
Yelgel77187/
Oulele779/
Yelile772/
Aylele771/
Oulehle7143/
Gaelele7141/
Iyalele717/
Ealelei715/
Eislele714/
Houlele713/
Ajelele713/
Ayelale713/
Goulele712/
Ujelele712/
Heilele711/
Euleles711/
Oweleli711/
Ayolele711/
Ejalele711/
Oyelali711/
Iyeleli711/
Iyelela711/
Hoyleil711/
Oulesle711/
Eyelole711/
Ouelely711/
Ayalelei671/
Ugielele671/
Eileilei671/

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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 Oyelele
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