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

The surname Awoleye is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoleye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awoleye is the 99,190th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,526,188 people. The last name Awoleye is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awoleye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awoleye is also the 925,156th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 104 people.

The last name Awoleye is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,699 people, or 1 in 37,698. In Nigeria Awoleye is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 18 percent reside, Osun, where 17 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Awoleye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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% registered with the 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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