Oyelewe Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Oyelewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oyelewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyelewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyelewe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyelewe? popularity and diffusion
Oyelewe is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Oyelewe is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oyelewe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Kwara, where 30 percent reside and Osun, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyelewa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Oyelowe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Oyelebe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayelewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyelawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayelew | 77 | 1,936 | / |
| Ealewe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Aelewe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Awelewe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ayalewe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ayeleve | 71 | 7 | / |
| Owelewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oyelebi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ealeiwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyalewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyelebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aeleiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojeliwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyelawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyoliwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaelejwe | 67 | 182 | / |
| Ojeliweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaeleywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aylew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayaliewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayalehwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyalewue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyelawei | 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 Oyelewe
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