Fashola Surname
Approximately 12,360 people bear this surname
Fashola Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'Ife who makes wealth'. Ife is one of the gods in Yoruba tradition.
Fashola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11,831 | 1:14,973 | 1,476 |
| England | 252 | 1:221,103 | 18,649 |
| United States | 202 | 1:1,794,351 | 117,764 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.
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Fashola Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Fashola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fashola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fashola occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fashola? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fashola is the 42,220th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 589,607 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fashola live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 302,221st most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 741 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,831 people, or 1 in 14,973. In Nigeria Fashola is most common in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Ogun, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name 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 devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Fashola last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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.
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Footnotes
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