Oyelowo Surname
Approximately 6,327 people bear this surname
Oyelowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,187 | 1:28,631 | 2,430 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyelowo (334) may also be a first name.
Oyelowo Demographics
Oyelowo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Oyelowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyelowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyelowo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyelowo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 77,317th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,151,817 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyelowo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 334 people.
The surname Oyelowo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,187 people, or 1 in 28,631. In Nigeria Oyelowo is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 37 percent reside, Osun, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Oyelowo exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Oyelowo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oyelowo surname is predominantly Christian (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Oyelowo are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.
The amount Oyelowo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $58,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ooyelowo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oelowo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Oyalowo | 86 | 592 | / |
| Ojelowo | 86 | 406 | / |
| Ayelowo | 86 | 57 | / |
| Oyilowo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Oyelewo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Oyeluwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojlowo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ojolowo | 71 | 1,666 | / |
| Ajelowo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Gealowo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ayelowa | 71 | 40 | / |
| Goilowo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ayalowo | 71 | 26 | / |
| Oyelewa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ayolowo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ayelawo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ojelewo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ojelowa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oyeluwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iyalowo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayilowo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyeloba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojilowo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Iyelobo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojloowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejilowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyalawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ijiolowo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ojoolowo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gouelowa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ojoloowo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayelouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajelowoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojollowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojeloboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houelovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojuolowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayoolowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulouwou | 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 Oyelowo
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