Awobajo Surname

249,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awobajo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awobajo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5061:117,6257,789
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Àwobajo (1) are calculated separately.

Awobajo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awobajo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Àwobajo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awobajo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 249,113th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,571,861 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Awobajo are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,506 people, or 1 in 117,625. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 42 percent are found, Lagos, where 39 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Awobajo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Awobajo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Awobajo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.01% more than the national average, earning $49,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Àwobajo951/
Aawobajo932/
Awobgajo931/
Awobayo86117/
Awobaju8615/
Awobaje864/
Awubajo863/
Owobajo862/
Awobojo862/
Awobejo862/
Awabajo861/
Awoboye71105/
Owubajo7125/
Owobayo714/
Obabajo713/
Awobaye713/
Awobiji712/
Obubajo712/
Owabajo711/
Awoubou711/
Abobaji711/

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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
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  • 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 Awobajo
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