Oyelere Surname
Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname
Oyelere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,009 | 1:58,871 | 4,411 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Oyelere (395) may also be a first name.
Oyelere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyelere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyelere is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyelere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 146,068th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,399,587 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyelere reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 434,832nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 395 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,009 people, or 1 in 58,871. In Nigeria Oyelere is most numerous in: Oyo, where 44 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
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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 Oyelere
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