Awoleye Surname

99,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,6991:37,6983,047
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Awoleye (104) may also be a first name.

Awoleye Last Name Facts

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

Awoleye is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoleye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awoleye is the 99,190th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,526,188 people. The last name Awoleye is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awoleye reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 925,156th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 104 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,699 people, or 1 in 37,698. In Nigeria Awoleye is most common in: Ekiti, where 18 percent are found, Osun, where 17 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Awoleye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Awoleye surname is predominantly Christian (82%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Awoleye surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Awoleye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning $32,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoleyee932/
Awoloeye932/
Awotleye931/
Awolee921/
Owoleye86197/
Awolaye8643/
Awoloye8641/
Awuleye866/
Awoliye865/
Ajwolee863/
Awoleyi862/
Gawolye861/
Aweleye861/
Awolooye8019/
Awolaiye807/
Awuoloye805/
Abouleye801/
Awoulaye801/
Awuley771,330/
Aboley7764/
Awaley7731/
Aweley7717/
Owolye772/
Awolei772/
Avolee771/
Awolujoye751/
Obaleye71845/
Owoloye71555/
Awulley71278/
Aboloye71210/
Owolaye71199/
Awoluyi71189/
Eweleye71169/
Owaleye7161/
Awoloyo7138/
Awolaya7118/
Abouley7112/
Gawalee717/
Owoleyi716/
Awolayo714/
Awoloyi714/
Abolaye712/
Awalaye712/
Aboleya712/
Awoliya712/
Abaleye712/
Awuleje711/
Awolaje711/
Hawuley711/
Awutley711/
Aiwaley711/
Ewoloye711/
Aweloye711/
Awoloya711/
Awolayi711/
Awulaye711/
Hawalee711/
Haweley710/
Aboulaye675,218/
Habouley6777/
Owolaiye6759/
Awuoluyi675/
Aibolaye672/
Ewoolley672/
Awhatley672/
Aboleyah671/
Ahualeye671/
Ouwaleye671/
Abollaye671/

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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 Awoleye
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