Fawole Surname

65,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fawole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,3341:24,1542,113
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
England991:562,80934,447
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Fawole (256) may also be a first name.

Fawole Last Name Facts

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

Fawole has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawole? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,564th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 957,250 people. The surname Fawole occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fawole reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fawole is also the 556,659th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 256 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,334 people, or 1 in 24,154. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 32 percent are found, Oyo, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fawole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Fawole surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

Fawole earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $42,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawolee924/
Ffawole921/
Fawoley921/
Fawol913/
Fawale83980/
Favole83760/
Fawola8343/
Fawule8317/
Fowole8310/
Fawele834/
Fabole831/
Fawaleh771/
Faboule771/
Fawal731,547/
Fabol73298/
Favol7363/
Favoulet7125/
Favolles7112/
Vahwolee711/
Favale675,821/
Fabale67474/
Fabule67309/
Favola67125/
Fawuli6766/
Fawali6756/
Fewele6717/
Fawula679/
Favele679/
Fevole678/
Favoli678/
Vawale676/
Vawool676/
Fowola674/
Fowale674/
Fovale674/
Fawall674/
Fawala673/
Fewale672/
Fawasl671/
Fawahl671/
Fawaal671/
Favool671/
Fevale671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fawole
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