Oyeleru Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeleru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeleru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6381:277,65315,726
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oyeleru (18) may also be a first name.

Oyeleru Last Name Facts

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

Oyeleru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeleru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyeleru is the 500,792nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. Oyeleru is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyeleru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyeleru is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 18 people.

The surname Oyeleru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 277,653. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Osun, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Oyeleru occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Oyeleru Last Name Statistics demography

Oyeleru earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.37% less than the national average, earning $38,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyelerou931/
Oeleru922/
Yeleru922/
Ayeleru86298/
Oyelaru864/
Oyaleru861/
Ayelerou80153/
Aeleru771/
Euleru771/
Ayielerou756/
Ayileru7156/
Ojileru7110/
Aieleru7110/
Ajoleru719/
Ayelaru713/
Ayuleru711/
Aylerou711/
Oulerou711/
Ajeleru711/
Ayilerou6728/
Goulerou672/
Ayllerou671/

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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 Oyeleru
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