Oyelola Surname

126,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4761:50,9623,907
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Oyelola (931) may also be a first name.

Oyelola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyelola is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelola? popularity and diffusion

Oyelola is the 126,741st most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,033,923 people. Oyelola is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oyelola reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyelola is also the 265,066th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 931 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,476 people, or 1 in 50,962. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 33 percent are found, Osun, where 23 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oyelola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oyelola surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Oyelola earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyeelola933/
Oelola9217/
Yelola923/
Oylola922/
Oyelolaja881/
Oyolola86622/
Ojelola86325/
Oyalola86206/
Oyilola8671/
Ayelola8645/
Yellola8638/
Eyelola8613/
Yelolai865/
Yelolla863/
Oyelala862/
Iyelola861/
Oyelole861/
Yellolla8082/
Oyoolola803/
Oyelolou801/
Owelolia801/
Ayielola801/
Oyoloola801/
Eilola77470/
Yelala7798/
Yelolo7716/
Eulola773/
Ielola773/
Yelula773/
Aylola771/
Aelola771/
Yelole771/
Ealola771/
Ayilola71664/
Yellala71503/
Ojolola71199/
Ejilola7164/
Yellula7161/
Iyalola7153/
Ayolola7141/
Yellale7134/
Ayalola7123/
Goulola7122/
Yelloly7121/
Yelulla7120/
Goilola7116/
Eyolola7110/
Yelgala718/
Ojalola717/
Haylola716/
Ouloula716/
Ajolola715/
Yelgula715/
Awelola715/
Ayelala714/
Eyelala714/
Aellola713/
Yelalla713/
Yeloule713/
Ujelola713/
Eyilola713/
Yellali712/
Ayloula711/
Yelaala711/
Yelloli711/
Oyololo711/
Eyelole711/
Oyilole711/
Iyelela711/
Eulolia711/
Ouelala711/
Ajelola711/
Oyelali711/
Ayelolo711/
Yellulla67110/
Houelala6788/
Ayelolou6773/
Ayilolla6713/
Ouloulai6711/
Yellaula6710/
Eallolla674/
Yellalla674/
Oyeliale673/
Yellgala673/
Yellaala673/
Ijeluola672/
Ayloulay671/
Ejielola671/
Yellulaa671/
Iyeloule671/

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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 Oyelola
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