Oyelewa Surname
4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oyelewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyelewe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Yellewa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Oyelewo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Owelewa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yelewaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyalewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelewah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelehwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayelewad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeleva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aelewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yelewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eilewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyelowo | 71 | 6,327 | / |
| Awelewa | 71 | 2,353 | / |
| Ajelewa | 71 | 59 | / |
| Ioyleva | 71 | 44 | / |
| Ojolewa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ayelawa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ojelewo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ayalewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oyelebi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ayelewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyelebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goulewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyalewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoyleva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejelewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eeleiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egielewa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Oyelayuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaylewai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igielewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houlewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweleawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooyelowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heelehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyelewa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis