Ayodele Surname

5,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayodele Surname User-submission:

The Ayodele surname means 'joy has come home', 'house has joy'.

Ayodele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria106,4501:1,664218
England5941:93,80110,041
Benin4801:21,5332,878
United States4741:764,68159,530
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Canada491:751,95159,756
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominica11:75,891912
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Grenada11:108,5351,793

The alternate forms: Ayodelé (1), Ayodélé (1) & Ayòdélé (1) are calculated separately.

Ayodele (90,883) may also be a first name.

Ayodele Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ayodele surname means 'joy has come home', 'house has joy'.

- neuronach

The Ayodele surname means 'joy has come home' in Yoruba.

- _hope.xii

Ayodele Last Name Facts

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

Ayodele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ayodelé, Ayodélé or Ayòdélé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayodele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayodele is the 5,217th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 67,045 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayodele live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,111th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 90,883 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106,450 people, or 1 in 1,664. In Nigeria Ayodele is most common in: Ondo, where 19 percent live, Ekiti, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Ayodele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ayodele surname is principally Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ayodele surname are 44.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.78% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayodelé951/
Ayoddele9336/
Ayoodele9334/
Aayodele9326/
Ayodelle936/
Ayuodele936/
Ayotdele936/
Ayeodele936/
Ayodelet935/
Ayyodele935/
Ayodeele935/
Ayoadele934/
Ayodelea933/
Ayaodele933/
Ayiodele932/
Ayodoele931/
Ayjodele931/
Ahyodele931/
Ayodelee931/
Ayodaele931/
Ayodeale931/
Ayodiele931/
Aodele9232/
Aydele9228/
Yodele9219/
Ayodle922/
Ayodélé901/
Oyodele86134/
Ayodela8658/
Ayedele8657/
Ayadele8642/
Ayodile8639/
Ayodale8631/
Ajodele8616/
Ayodole869/
Ayodeli868/
Ayidele864/
Ayudele864/
Aeodele864/
Iyodele863/
Aydelhe862/
Haydele861/
Eyodele861/
Aydelle861/
Aydelee861/
Aoydele861/
Ayòdélé861/
Aijodele802/
Ayoadile802/
Aydelett800/
Adeale77313/
Adeile77128/
Yadele7786/
Adeele7742/
Oydele7737/
Oedele7721/
Yedele7717/
Jodele7712/
Yodela7711/
Aidele779/
Haydle779/
Jadele774/
Oudele774/
Aydela771/
Ajdele771/
Oyedele7140,107/
Ojedele713,819/
Oyadele71610/
Oudelet71324/
Ijadele71131/
Ajidele71109/
Gaidele7183/
Eydeler7181/
Jodelet7175/
Oyidele7127/
Yodelis7126/
Ojadele7122/
Goudele7122/
Goedele7112/
Ayadale7111/
Gaedele718/
Juodele717/
Ayidela717/
Ojodele717/
Eydelie717/
Audeley716/
Ayadole714/
Ayidile714/
Ajedele713/
Yadeley712/
Owedele712/
Eyidele712/
Aoudile712/
Oudelea712/
Jadhele711/
Addeile711/
Aidelhe711/
Yadeale711/
Oyodale711/
Ayedela711/
Jadeler711/
Yudeles711/
Yadeleh711/
Yadeyle711/
Audelei711/
Jadeleh711/
Adeyleh711/
Ojidele711/
Awedele711/
Uyedele711/
Adeelee711/
Haydhle711/
Gaudele710/
Houdelet67322/
Eadle67113/
Jodeleit6748/
Adeal6741/
Adeil6734/
Hayadale674/
Adeyl674/
Ojoedele674/
Jhodhele673/
Oyedeale673/
Oyedelle673/
Ojeddele673/
Ohyedele673/
Aydelaja673/
Oyediele672/
Oojedele672/
Oyeddele672/
Haydeliz671/
Gaudelei671/
Ooyedele671/
Ayuodili671/
Haydeely671/
Jodeleid671/
Haoudile671/
Gouddele671/
Jaadeleh671/
Oyedeile671/
Oyedelet671/
Oyeedele671/
Oudelhes671/
Ouaïdele671/
Audesley670/
Headeley670/
Aidle670/
Oudle670/

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