Oyesola Surname

127,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyesola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyesola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5071:50,5113,876
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oyesola (775) may also be a first name.

Oyesola Last Name Facts

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

Oyesola is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyesola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,502nd most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,048,214 people. The surname Oyesola occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyesola live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyesola is also the 294,797th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 775 people.

The last name Oyesola is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,507 people, or 1 in 50,511. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Ogun, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Oyesola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyesola
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