Oyelowo Surname

77,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyelowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,1871:28,6312,430
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oyelowo (334) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ojelowo86406/
Ayelowo8657/
Oyilowo865/
Oyelewo865/
Oyeluwo861/
Ojlowo777/
Ojolowo711,666/
Ajelowo7143/
Gealowo7141/
Ayelowa7140/
Goilowo7130/
Ayalowo7126/
Oyelewa7122/
Ayolowo719/
Ayelawo718/
Ojelewo715/
Ojelowa715/
Oyeluwa713/
Iyalowo712/
Ayilowo712/
Oyeloba712/
Ojilowo712/
Iyelobo711/
Ojloowo711/
Ejilowo711/
Oyalawo711/
Ijiolowo6751/
Ojoolowo6732/
Gouelowa6718/
Ojoloowo676/
Ayelouwa672/
Ajelowoo672/
Ojollowo671/
Ojeloboh671/
Houelovo671/
Ojuolowo671/
Ayoolowo671/
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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 Oyelowo
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