Awoleri Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoleri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Awoleri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Awoleri Demographics

Awoleri Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 53 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Awoleri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awoleri occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoleri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. Awoleri occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awoleri are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 1,188,878. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 56 percent reside, Ogun, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Awoleri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Awoleri surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awolere861,147/
Awolari8643/
Awuleri861/
Awoolery801/
Hawalgeri751/
Owolere7148/
Owolari7112/
Awolore7112/
Obuleri719/
Abolere714/
Owolera713/
Awolare711/
Owuleri711/
Avaleri711/
Oveleri711/
Hawalari675/
Avalgeri674/
Avalerio673/
Awholare671/
Êvalerie671/
Awallari671/
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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 Awoleri
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