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
Average Ayodele Salary in
United States
$40,877 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ayodele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayodele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ayodele is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ayodelé, Ayodélé or Ayòdélé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ayodele.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayodele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,217th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 67,045 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayodele reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayodele is also the 11,111th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 90,883 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106,450 people, or 1 in 1,664. In Nigeria Ayodele is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 19 percent live, Ekiti, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria Ayodele exists in 48 countries. It also occurs 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 primarily Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ayodele are 44.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.78% registered to vote for 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.
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Footnotes
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