Oyerele Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyerele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyerele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
England21:27,859,030389,889

Oyerele (12) may also be a first name.

Oyerele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyerele is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oyerele.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyerele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Oyerele is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyerele are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyerele is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

Oyerele is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 46 percent live, Oyo, where 36 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Oyerele is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerele92269/
Oyerole8628/
Ayerele866/
Oyerile861/
Oergele861/
Oergel77265/
Ayerle7784/
Yereli7747/
Aerele777/
Yergel775/
Eyerle773/
Oyarle771/
Yerely770/
Ejirele7136/
Eurelle7126/
Ayerile715/
Yerrely714/
Yerreli713/
Goergel713/
Ourelet711/
Ayrelle711/
Eiriele711/
Oureles711/
Oyarole711/
Gourele711/
Iyerile711/
Eireles711/
Iyarele711/
Yerhile711/
Oergeli711/
Earle6725,175/
Ayrle6711/
Eurle673/
Ouergeli671/
Eirle671/
Goureley670/
Hoirelle670/
Eureille670/

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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 Oyerele
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