Awolaja Surname
Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname
Awolaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,831 | 1:96,746 | 6,626 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Awolaja (28) may also be a first name.
Awolaja Demographics
Average Awolaja Salary in
United States
$33,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awolaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awolaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awolaja is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awolaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 212,895th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,768,121 people. Awolaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Awolaja live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,831 people, or 1 in 96,746. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 35 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria Awolaja is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Awolaja Last Name Statistics demography
Awolaja earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $33,516 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awoloaja | 93 | 3 | / |
| Awoslaja | 93 | 3 | / |
| Awolaju | 86 | 168 | / |
| Owolaja | 86 | 123 | / |
| Awolaya | 86 | 18 | / |
| Awoloja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Awoluja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Awolaji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Awolaje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abolaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awoulaha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Awoloa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Awalaa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Abolaj | 77 | 7 | / |
| Avolaj | 77 | 7 | / |
| Awolai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abolaji | 71 | 12,880 | / |
| Owoloja | 71 | 496 | / |
| Obalaja | 71 | 307 | / |
| Aboluja | 71 | 95 | / |
| Owolaju | 71 | 94 | / |
| Awolaye | 71 | 43 | / |
| Aboleja | 71 | 29 | / |
| Owolija | 71 | 18 | / |
| Avollaj | 71 | 17 | / |
| Abolaje | 71 | 10 | / |
| Awolayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aboloja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Awalaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owalaja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awoliya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Avoolaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoloya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awalaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awolayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abolhaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoloia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owolaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abolahaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Owolijah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Awaliaha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awalaiah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aboolaji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owolejah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Havollaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abolhaji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aboulhaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aboulaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abollaji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abolajih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboulaay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawalaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabolaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owolojat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoulaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habulaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Awolaja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis