Oleyev Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Russia

Oleyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Oleyev Last Name Facts

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

Oleyev (Russian: Олейев) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleyev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oleyev is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Oleyev are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleev9133/
Olyev914/
Golyev83102/
Goleev8335/
Aleyev8312/
Olyaev833/
Holyev832/
Uleyev832/
Golyaev77286/
Galeyev7745/
Aleyeva7728/
Alieyev776/
Golayev772/
Goluyev772/
Ouluyev772/
Ouliyev772/
Aleev734,231/
Alyev733,895/
Uleev73274/
Oliev73102/
Ulyev7373/
Oloev7349/
Olaev7348/
Oluev738/
Olayv733/
Olyeb731/
Galeyeva7138/
Goliayev7122/
Golliyev714/
Golyayev711/
Golejeva711/
Golayeva711/
Aliyev67258,608/
Galeev6714,276/
Eliyev677,796/
Alayev671,661/
Alyaev67816/
Goloev67555/
Hulyev67424/
Haleev67322/
Halyev67191/
Golaev67178/
Ulyaev67122/
Gulyev67116/
Aloyev6778/
Elayev6775/
Guleev6767/
Goliev6745/
Alyyev6732/
Aluyev6728/
Huleev6727/
Alleev6725/
Alyiev6723/
Ulejev6723/
Galyev6722/
Aalyev6718/
Alejev679/
Goluev678/
Ulayev678/
Alyuev678/
Ahlyev677/
Ahleev675/
Alıyev675/
Eleyov674/
Allyev674/
Holaev673/
Olgaev673/
Holoev673/
Uliyev672/
Goleeb672/
Alheev672/
Eloyev671/
Olloev671/
Holiev671/
Elyiev671/
Guleyv671/
Aaleev671/
Aleiev671/
Alhyev671/
Oleife671/
Aleyew671/
Alýyev671/
Ăliyev671/
Olejew671/
Olijev671/

Oleyev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oleyev in the Russian language
Олейевolejev-

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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 Oleyev
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