Oyelu Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Oyelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Oyelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyelu is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyelu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyelu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelu | 89 | 425 | / |
| Oylu | 89 | 252 | / |
| Oelu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ayelu | 80 | 6,995 | / |
| Yellu | 80 | 1,022 | / |
| Oeleu | 80 | 898 | / |
| Yelou | 80 | 757 | / |
| YeLiu | 80 | 329 | / |
| Yoylu | 80 | 231 | / |
| Goylu | 80 | 133 | / |
| Oyolu | 80 | 127 | / |
| Hoylu | 80 | 95 | / |
| Hyelu | 80 | 79 | / |
| Ojelu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Iyelu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Oyalu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yeluh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yelgu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owelu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yelau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Uyelu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oyilu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oelau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hayelu | 73 | 3,220 | / |
| Yellou | 73 | 90 | / |
| Ojielu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Yelgou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ojeelu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Goyalu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Goelau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Goelou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ayelou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hiyelu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oyeloo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ouelou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yellau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yellgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyiolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayelyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oylouj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oueleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyelou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eelu | 67 | 890 | / |
| Eilu | 67 | 793 | / |
| Eulu | 67 | 460 | / |
| Gouelou | 67 | 409 | / |
| Uylu | 67 | 313 | / |
| Aylu | 67 | 223 | / |
| Oulu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Aelu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Oilu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ielu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eylu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ealu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uelu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojlu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houeleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayelout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyleuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejlu | 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
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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 Oyelu
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