Arowojolu Surname
Approximately 2,162 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,092 | 1:84,676 | 5,965 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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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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.
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