Oyelusi Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyelusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oyelusi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4151:426,85022,077
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England21:27,859,030389,889

Oyelusi (53) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Oyelusi Demographics

Oyelusi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 18 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Oyelusi Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Oyelusi? popularity and diffusion

Oyelusi is the 695,980th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyelusi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name globally, held by 53 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 426,850. In Nigeria Oyelusi is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria Oyelusi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Oyelusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oyelusi surname is chiefly Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelusi921/
Oyilusi868/
Ojelusi862/
Oyelosi862/
Ayelusi862/
Oyelisi861/
Yellusi861/
Yeloussi8024/
Aelusi771/
Oulusi771/
Oyilisi7148/
Houlusi717/
Ielussi716/
Ojalusi716/
Ijelusi715/
Houlousi674/
Oyioluse671/
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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 Oyelusi
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