Awolesi Surname

214,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awolesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awolesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7681:100,1946,818
England1171:476,22330,919
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Awolesi (42) may also be a first name.

Awolesi Last Name Facts

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

Awolesi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awolesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 214,907th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,809,486 people. The last name Awolesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Awolesi live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awolesi is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 42 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,768 people, or 1 in 100,194. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Ogun, where 44 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Awolesi occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Awolesi Last Name Statistics demography

Awolesi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owolesi8611/
Awolisi863/
Avolesi861/
Avolese71143/
Owolese7118/
Awolege713/
Awolise711/
Owolezie673/
Obalezi5721/
Avolizi571/
Avoleza571/
Abolaige534/
Hawalije531/
Auwalizi531/
Awalaidji507/

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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 Awolesi
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