Fashola Surname

42,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fashola Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Ife who makes wealth'. Ife is one of the gods in Yoruba tradition.

Fashola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,8311:14,9731,476
England2521:221,10318,649
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Benin161:645,97538,126
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Fashola (741) may also be a first name.

Fashola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Ife who makes wealth'. Ife is one of the gods in Yoruba tradition.

- edsafash

Fashola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fashola is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fashola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,220th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 589,607 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fashola reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 302,221st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 741 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,831 people, or 1 in 14,973. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 36 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Fashola occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Fashola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fashola surname is principally Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Fashola are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Fashola earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning $36,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fashsola932/
Fasshola932/
Fasholoa932/
Fazshola932/
Fasola928,545/
Fachola861,921/
Fasoula86632/
Fassola86353/
Fasolia86243/
Fasolya8695/
Fasolas8661/
Fasolla8643/
Fasholi8632/
Fashole8625/
Foshola8616/
Fashala869/
Faisola868/
Fahsola867/
Fasolai867/
Fasuola864/
Feshola863/
Fasiola863/
Fasolaa862/
Fashela862/
Fasolea861/
Fasolah861/
Fashula861/
Fasoulas801,250/
Fatchola80138/
Faissola8067/
Faisholi8063/
Fascholy8058/
Fashouli8033/
Fassolas8025/
Facholas806/
Facholla804/
Fassoula802/
Fasoulia801/
Fascholo800/
Fasolo774,184/
Fasula77466/
Fasole77398/
Fasala77357/
Fasolă77109/
Fasela7733/
Fazola7719/
Fosola7712/
Faxola776/
Vasola773/
Vaschoola7547/
Fassoulas7533/
Fashalaya751/
Fassoulaz751/
Fatsala71581/
Fesolai71560/
Fasolis71493/
Fasouli71484/
Faseela71421/
Faysala71387/
Fasiolo71319/
Fassoli71249/
Facholi71110/
Fasuolo7174/
Fazzola7157/
Fasioli7154/
Fassula7151/
Fassolo7151/
Faciola7150/
Vasolay7135/
Faisala7130/
Fasulya7127/
Fasolli7122/
Fasollo7118/
Fasolio7117/
Faasala7116/
Faselia7113/
Fashule7111/
Faasolo7110/
Vashala7110/
Fasulla718/
Feisola717/
Fasalai716/
Fosholo716/
Fazoola716/
Fazolla716/
Vaisola715/
Fasulah715/
Fassela715/
Fasulas715/
Fasaala714/
Fassala714/
Faselah713/
Vashela712/
Fazolai712/
Fadsala712/
Vassola712/
Fasalaj711/
Faszole711/
Fatsole711/
Vashula711/
Fasalya711/
Fassúla711/
Fashali711/
Fasolís711/
Faysoli711/
Facholo711/
Fassouli67881/
Fasoulis67714/
Fatsulia67422/
Fasoglio6780/
Facholli6734/
Faciolla6729/
Vasoilay6726/
Fayzolla6724/
Vaschula6718/
Fa'asolo6718/
Faisolli6715/
Fasiulla6714/
Faissole6714/
Vaishala6711/
Fassolis6711/
Fassolli679/
Feichola678/
Faisalah677/
Faiseela676/
Faciolas675/
Fasalazz675/
Foscholo673/
Fotsholo673/
Fasallah672/
Fascelia672/
Faisulla672/
Feysoula672/
Fa'asala672/
Fassulla672/
Faisalea671/
Faisalia671/
Faissala671/
Fasohlis671/
Vhashela671/
Phashala671/
Fazoolah671/
Faisalad671/
Faizolla671/
Fesoliai671/
Vashalla671/
Fachalat671/

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