Oyelesi Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Oyelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 221 | 1:801,551 | 35,769 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Oyelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyelesi is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyelesi? popularity and diffusion
Oyelesi is the 1,092,155th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyelesi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria Oyelesi is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Ogun, where 38 percent are found and Ondo, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Oyelesi
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