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 most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Fashola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fashola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,220th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 589,607 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fashola are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 302,221st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 741 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,831 people, or 1 in 14,973. In Nigeria Fashola is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Ogun, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Fashola Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Fashola surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being 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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