Awoyele Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoyele Surname User-submission:

The Awoyele surname means 'Ifa (Awo) befits the family'. Ifa or Awo being the names of Yoruba god.

Awoyele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2931:137,0018,836
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Awoyele (50) may also be a first name.

Awoyele Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Awoyele surname means 'Ifa (Awo) befits the family'. Ifa or Awo being the names of Yoruba god.

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Awoyele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awoyele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoyele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 290,856th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awoyele live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 50 people.

Awoyele is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,293 people, or 1 in 137,001. In Nigeria Awoyele is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 40 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Awoyele Last Name Statistics demography

Awoyele earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aawoyele931/
Awyele921/
Owoyele864,940/
Awoyale862,571/
Awiyele8610/
Awouele866/
Aboyele861/
Awoyole861/
Owooyele805/
Owoyeele805/
Ahwoyale804/
Awoyiole804/
Awouelie801/
Aawoyale801/
Awayle7719/
Awoule7719/
Awoyal7711/
Avyele774/
Aboyle774/
Owoyle774/
Aweyle774/
Aboyel772/
Awiele772/
Awowel772/
Aweale771/
Awayel771/
Aweyel771/
Awouel771/
Gawoel771/
Awoile771/
Awaele771/
Awiyelher752/
Avoyelles751/
Owoyale711,190/
Obayele71201/
Awojole7166/
Obiyele7143/
Obeyele7118/
Awoyola7118/
Awojile719/
Owoyela717/
Owowele716/
Abuyele713/
Owoyeli713/
Awayale713/
Oweyele712/
Abeyele712/
Awoyala712/
Avouele712/
Auweale711/
Awaelee711/
Awoueli711/
Abojele711/
Abouele711/
Hawoule711/
Owuyele711/
Abiyele711/
Owoylea711/
Gawaele711/
Aweiler711/
Abayele711/
Awale6729,462/
Awile67963/
Awoul67552/
Awoyoola6778/
Hauweele6762/
Aweil677/
Awujoole673/
Haweileh673/
Aweal672/
Awoil671/
Oubeyele671/
Howawele671/
Awojl671/
Awojuole671/
Aweul671/
Aboyl671/
Asuayele671/

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