Awolaja Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awolaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awolaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8311:96,7466,626
England771:723,61140,488
United States171:21,321,114641,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belize11:355,4743,977
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Awolaja (28) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoloaja933/
Awoslaja933/
Awolaju86168/
Owolaja86123/
Awolaya8618/
Awoloja865/
Awoluja863/
Awolaji862/
Awolaje861/
Abolaja861/
Awoulaha809/
Awoloa7724/
Awalaa7713/
Abolaj777/
Avolaj777/
Awolai771/
Abolaji7112,880/
Owoloja71496/
Obalaja71307/
Aboluja7195/
Owolaju7194/
Awolaye7143/
Aboleja7129/
Owolija7118/
Avollaj7117/
Abolaje7110/
Awolayo714/
Aboloja714/
Awalaya713/
Owalaja712/
Awoliya712/
Avoolaa711/
Awoloya711/
Awalaji711/
Awolayi711/
Abolhaj711/
Awoloia711/
Owolaje711/
Owolaya711/
Abolahaj6756/
Owolijah6742/
Awaliaha6714/
Awalaiah6711/
Aboolaji679/
Owolejah679/
Havollaj678/
Abolhaji678/
Aboulhaj677/
Aboulaya673/
Abollaji673/
Abolajih672/
Aboulaay672/
Hawalaya671/
Aabolaji671/
Owolojat671/
Awoulaye671/
Habulaja671/

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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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  • 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
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