Arowojolu Surname

194,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arowojolu Surname User-submission:

The Arowojolu surname comes from Ikale land in Ondo state, Nigeria. It means 'we have to earn title and the families are great'.

Arowojolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0921:84,6765,965
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Arowojolu (49) may also be a first name.

Arowojolu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Arowojolu surname comes from Ikale land in Ondo state, Nigeria. It means 'we have to earn title and the families are great'.

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Arowojolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arowojolu is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arowojolu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,363rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,370,743 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Arowojolu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arowojolu is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name globally, borne by 49 people.

Arowojolu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,092 people, or 1 in 84,676. In Nigeria Arowojolu is most numerous in: Ondo, where 69 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Ogun, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arowoijolu953/
Ajrowojolu951/
Arowojlu943/
Orowojolu898/
Arowojulu896/
Aruwojolu891/
Arowojalu891/
Arowojelu891/
Arowoyelu781/
Arabaoğlu566/
Arraboulu561/

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