Oyelese Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5021:352,87419,032
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Oyelese (13) may also be a first name.

Oyelese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyelese is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Oyelese click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelese? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 575,362nd most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Oyelese live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 13 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 352,874. In Nigeria Oyelese is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 51 percent reside, Osun, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Oyelese Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oyelese last name is chiefly Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

The amount Oyelese earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning $27,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.95% less than the national average, earning $38,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyeslese931/
Oyeles922/
Yelese921/
Oyelesi86225/
Oyelege862/
Yelesse861/
Oyolese861/
Oyeleje861/
Iyelese861/
Yellese861/
Yeles83201/
Oelse8332/
Yelse839/
Oyles831/
Oyelessa801/
Hoyles771,707/
Oyales77655/
Yelles77490/
Uelese77124/
Oeleis7738/
Yelsey7733/
Hoelse778/
Yelesh776/
Goyels775/
Goyles774/
Eulese774/
Yoyles772/
Yeless772/
Yelise771/
Ooyles771/
Yehles771/
Oweles771/
Oueles771/
Ayeles771/
Yelsse771/
Eyeles770/
Oeleze770/
Oelges770/
Goelse770/
Oehles770/
Oels73306/
Yels7313/
Oyls730/
Oulesse711,587/
Yellesh7194/
Goelles7149/
Ejilese7128/
Gaelese7124/
Ayelege7112/
Ohylets7111/
Yelezee719/
Yelisey717/
Yelezeh717/
Ayelesh714/
Ojeleje713/
Howeles712/
Oyelosi712/
Hoelzee711/
Goyales711/
Ayelase711/
Ayeleje711/
Oyelisi711/
Oyeleji711/
Ajoeles711/
Houeles710/
Ealease710/
Goyells710/
Ayeleche675,634/
Eales675,367/
Eyles674,669/
Ayles672,091/
Oelze671,902/
Eeles671,738/
Yelis67751/
Oules67677/
Yeleç67331/
Eiles67179/
Yelsi67173/
Yelez67139/
Yells67128/
Yelçe6791/
Goels6774/
Eules6746/
Aeles6737/
Owels6714/
Ealse678/
Uyles678/
Yelsh677/
Oehls674/
Oiles673/
Ayeelege673/
Uylesses672/
Ayels672/
Howelles672/
Eyels671/
Oelce671/
Oelez671/
Oyols671/
Ieles671/
Eilse671/
Yelsy671/
Ayileyse671/
Yelce671/
Oulessei671/
Oiels671/
Ueles671/
Ayeleech671/
Hoyls670/

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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 Oyelese
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