Bolawole Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bolawole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolawole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Bolawole (84) may also be a first name.

Bolawole Last Name Facts

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

Bolawole is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bolawole.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolawole? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolawole is the 1,076,574th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Bolawole is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bolawole are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bolawole is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 84 people.

The last name Bolawole is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria Bolawole is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 32 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ondo, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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 Bolawole
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