Oyeli Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Oyeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Congo91:554,34412,633
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oyeli (13) may also be a first name.

Oyeli Last Name Facts

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

Oyeli is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oyeli.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyeli are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

Oyeli is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Oyeli is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Oyeli is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and The Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyeli912/
Oyieli912/
Oyelai911/
Oyelia911/
Oyelli911/
Yeli892,023/
Oeli895/
Oyli891/
Oyela803,634/
Goyli801,347/
Yelli801,233/
Iyeli80540/
Ojeli80332/
Oyele80319/
Ayeli80264/
Oyali80211/
Yelai80107/
Oyoli80101/
Goeli8066/
Oueli8064/
Yelgi8033/
Yelio8026/
Oweli8017/
Eyeli8013/
Oyili804/
Yelhi802/
Uyeli802/
Yelei802/
Hoyli801/
Ojyli801/
Yelih801/
Yelij801/
Oylia801/
Oelio801/
Oelli801/
Oyella7316,692/
Goueli73911/
Oyiela73650/
Ouelhi73330/
Goyali73160/
Yellai7386/
Hoyali7349/
Yelgoi7345/
Aoueli7336/
Ouelai7334/
Iyelih7330/
Iyelia7321/
Ayelli7317/
Hoylie7310/
Ouelli739/
Ouelia739/
Ayeeli738/
Goyele737/
Oyeloa737/
Ojelia736/
Oggeli735/
Ouyele735/
Hayeli735/
Goyili735/
Oyelle734/
Ouelie734/
Oyelyo733/
Ayelia733/
Ouyali732/
Oyeles732/
Oyelee732/
Owelli732/
Ogieli732/
Houeli732/
Hoyela732/
Eyelia731/
Oyolia731/
Ojeeli731/
Ojelli731/
Yelloi731/
Geyeli731/
Ohweli731/
Ooyele731/
Oyiele731/
Hoylei731/
Oyilia731/
Oyeela731/
Ojelio731/
Uyheli731/
Yoyali731/
Yoyele731/
Ayelai731/
Ayelie731/
Ojelhi731/
Oyeele731/
Owelie731/
Ouehli731/
Ouelid731/
Yelaia731/
Hoelio731/
Howeli730/
Eyelis730/
Yele6715,541/
Ouli671,818/
Oili67867/
Oele67815/
Oyelaja67709/
Eeli67709/
Ayli67593/
Ieli67283/
Eyli67188/
Aeli67123/
Eali6796/
Yely6781/
Euli6772/
Oyle6756/
Ahoueli6739/
Eili6733/
Ueli6726/
Goyalai6726/
Uyhelyi6718/
Ejli6712/
Oyla6712/
Ouellit676/
Yellaia675/
Hojelia675/
Yellaih674/
Hoyeler674/
Oely674/
Ayelich674/
Gojelli673/
Hoggeli673/
Oyeslle673/
Ojli673/
Outelli673/
Ohealai673/
Yelhgih672/
Gohyali672/
Goyelle672/
Oyellla672/
Oggelli671/
Ouselli671/
Oyellet671/
Oiselli671/
Houesli671/
Howelia671/
Yelliay671/
Geyelih671/
Ouelaid671/
Howelis671/
Ayelioh671/
Houelia671/
Hojelid671/
Yelé671/
Gouelei671/
Gouelli671/
Hayelie671/
Owellih671/
Oueslei671/
Oylj671/
Oyly670/
Hoyslip670/
Huyelip670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyeli
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