Oyelesi Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oyelesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyelesi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyelesi is the 1,092,155th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyelesi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oyelesi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria Oyelesi is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Ogun, where 38 percent reside and Ondo, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Oyelesi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyelese86547/
Oyelisi861/
Oyeleji861/
Oyeslese801/
Ejlesi771/
Oyilisi7148/
Avelesi718/
Oyelege712/
Oyolese711/
Ojeleji711/
Owelezi711/
Oyeleje711/
Iyelese711/
Ouelhezi6712/
Ayeledji671/

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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 Oyelesi
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