Ayodele Surname
Approximately 108,696 people bear this surname
Ayodele Surname User-submission:
The Ayodele surname means 'joy has come home', 'house has joy'.
Ayodele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 106,450 | 1:1,664 | 218 |
| England | 594 | 1:93,801 | 10,041 |
| Benin | 480 | 1:21,533 | 2,878 |
| United States | 474 | 1:764,681 | 59,530 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
The alternate forms: Ayodelé (1), Ayodélé (1) & Ayòdélé (1) are calculated separately.
Ayodele (90,883) may also be a first name.
Ayodele Surname Meaning
Ayodele Demographics
Ayodele Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ayodele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayodele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ayodele occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Ayodelé, Ayodélé or Ayòdélé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayodele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,217th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 67,045 people. The last name Ayodele is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayodele are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,111th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 90,883 people.
Ayodele is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106,450 people, or 1 in 1,664. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 19 percent reside, Ekiti, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Ayodele occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Ayodele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ayodele are 44.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.78% being registered with the party.
The amount Ayodele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.45% less than the national average, earning R 129,624 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,522 CAD per year.
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