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
Oyelu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Oyelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyelu is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. Oyelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyelu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Oyelu is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs 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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