Adebowale Surname

13,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adebowale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adebowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41,5201:4,266571
England4601:121,12612,246
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Benin191:543,97934,804
Ireland181:261,6089,673
France161:4,151,420237,746
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Gambia41:480,863548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Adebowale (18,873) may also be a first name.

Adebowale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adebowale occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Adebowale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adebowale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adebowale is the 13,148th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 170,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adebowale live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adebowale is also the 39,494th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 18,873 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41,520 people, or 1 in 4,266. In Nigeria Adebowale is most frequent in: Lagos, where 23 percent are found, Ogun, where 21 percent are found and Oyo, where 18 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Adebowale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adebowale surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Adebowale earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $46,582 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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