Abolawa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abolawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abolawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601

Abolawa (26) may also be a first name.

Abolawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abolawa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abolawa? popularity and diffusion

Abolawa is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abolawa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name globally, borne by 26 people.

Abolawa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 54 percent reside, Ogun, where 27 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside.

Abolawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Abolawa surname is chiefly Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboelhawa8811/
Abolowa8664/
Abulawa8640/
Abelawa8618/
Abolawe869/
Abalawa869/
Abulhawa80266/
Aboulawy80232/
Aboulawe801/
Aboelewa801/
Abuslawa801/
Aboulewa801/
Abalaewa801/
Abelhawa801/
Abolyaeva7513/
Aboulouwa758/
Habolaeva755/
Abullhawa751/
Aboulabea751/
Abulawi71628/
Abalaba71441/
Abalawi7196/
Abolabi7189/
Abelewa7187/
Abulawe7165/
Abolova7136/
Ebolowa7127/
Abalewa718/
Aboulhaiba714/
Abalawe712/
Abulawy712/
Abalava711/
Obelawa711/
Abulaba711/
Abelava711/
Abulawo711/
Abulowa711/
Gabalawy672,872/
Abalaeva6747/
Aybolova6736/
Abalavad6724/
Abalyawo6716/
Aibolova6710/
Abulabah676/
Abulavad676/
Aboulabi671/
Abaliawo671/
Habolabo671/
Aboleeva671/
Aboulabo671/

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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 Abolawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis