Awoyelu Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoyelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoyelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3211:551,84726,913
England71:7,959,723202,100
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awoyelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awoyelu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoyelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. Awoyelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awoyelu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Awoyelu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 43 percent are found, Ekiti, where 26 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoyelu8621/
Awoyolu861/
Awojelu861/
Awoyoolu8042/
Obayelu71752/
Awoulou71176/
Awojolu71138/
Obeyelu716/
Abeyelu713/
Owoyolu712/
Obawelu711/
Abayelu711/
Auwealu711/
Awoullou671/

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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
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  • 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 Awoyelu
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