Awolede Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awolede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awolede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Awolede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awolede is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awolede? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Awolede is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awolede reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Awolede is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 50 percent live and Osun, where 50 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Awolede exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoulede931/
Awolade86850/
Awolode8686/
Abolede867/
Owolade711,228/
Owolide7122/
Ewolade7113/
Ewelede712/
Awelade712/
Owolode711/
Awaleda711/
Ewolode711/
Abulede711/
Oweledei671/
Abolaide671/
Ewoulade671/
Ovallede671/
Owolaide671/

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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 Awolede
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