Adewale Surname

5,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adewale Surname User-submission:

A combination of the Yoruba names ade, which means 'crown' and wale, which means 'return home' for a meaning of 'the crown has come home'.

Adewale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria105,8161:1,674221
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Benin6491:15,9252,150
England5871:94,92010,135
United States4371:829,42563,547
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Adewalé (2) are calculated separately.

Adewale (119,447) may also be a first name.

Adewale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A combination of the Yoruba names ade, which means 'crown' and wale, which means 'return home' for a meaning of 'the crown has come home'.

- remiakinwale

Adewale Last Name Facts

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

Adewale occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Adewalé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adewale is the 5,223rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,140 people. The last name Adewale is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adewale live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adewale is also the 8,641st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 119,447 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105,816 people, or 1 in 1,674. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 19 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Osun, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Adewale occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Adewale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (75%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adewale last name are 43.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adewale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.24% less than the national average, earning 213,743 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.89% less than the national average, earning R 92,952 per year; in United States they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $45,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adewalé952/
Aadewale9316/
Addewale9315/
Aedewale9310/
Adewaale9310/
Adewwale939/
Adeawale936/
Adeywale935/
Aidewale935/
Adewalea935/
Hadewale934/
Adeuwale934/
Adoewale933/
Adejwale933/
Adewalee933/
Adaewale933/
Gadewale932/
Adeweale932/
Adewalej932/
Adewalie932/
Adewalle931/
Audewale931/
Adeewale931/
Adewal92709/
Adewalepp883/
Gaddewale881/
Adewole8651,288/
Odewale869,299/
Adawale86135/
Adewala8661/
Gadewal8646/
Adewele8635/
Adevale8626/
Adebale8624/
Adewile8615/
Adiwale866/
Adeewal865/
Edewale864/
Adewali862/
Adewalt861/
Adowale861/
Gaddewalle823/
Hadawale80533/
Addevale80168/
Gadiwale8075/
Gadhewal8050/
Gadevale8022/
Aadiwale8020/
Aadewole8015/
Addewala8012/
Adeewole809/
Adaewole807/
Adeawole805/
Adewolle804/
Godewale803/
Adewolee803/
Adewwole803/
Adewoleu803/
Adewolea803/
Audewole803/
Adiewole803/
Hadevale801/
Hadewaly801/
Adewalla801/
Hadewole801/
Odeewale801/
Odewwale801/
Odewalle801/
Addawale801/
Odewalea801/
Atdewole801/
Adewoile801/
Adeiwole801/
Adevaler801/
Adiwal77180/
Adewol7713/
Adeval779/
Gaddevale757/
Gaddiwale751/
Gadhiwale751/
Haddiwale751/
Adewealth751/
Adeboyale751/
Adebayole751/
Odewole714,370/
Adewola711,019/
Adavale71618/
Audeval71287/
Adivale71278/
Adebole7182/
Odewald7139/
Gadeval7132/
Adebail7132/
Adebali7124/
Aidiwal7113/
Odawale7112/
Odewala7111/
Adawole7111/
Edewele719/
Aadiwal717/
Adawali716/
Edewole716/
Adiwole715/
Eadewol715/
Adowele715/
Edevale714/
Adevali714/
Odewele714/
Odewali714/
Odewalt713/
Adawele713/
Adesual713/
Adibale712/
Adhiwal712/
Hadiwal711/
Adavele711/
Addeval711/
Ajdiwal711/
Adewolè711/
Odowale711/
Audebal711/
Gadivale67796/
Hadavale67282/
Adhavale67121/
Godevale6765/
Gadheval6757/
Oudewaal6739/
Hadeball6733/
Gadewohl6721/
Adiwaula6720/
Adeville6719/
Adichwal6716/
Adeboule6716/
Godiwale6714/
Aadavale6713/
Adhivale6712/
Aadivale6710/
Addavale676/
Adavalle676/
Aidavale676/
Gadevall676/
Oodewole674/
Addiwali674/
Adevally673/
Adajwali673/
Hadivale673/
Gadaiwal672/
Gaddeval672/
Hadavele672/
Gaudeval671/
Adavaale671/
Adavaile671/
Adavelle671/
Addevala671/
Addevali671/
Aidevali671/
Audetvalley671/
Odeewole671/
Hadiwala671/
Adewoyli671/
Adeywola671/
Audiwali671/

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