Kolawole Surname

5,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kolawole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolawole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria108,2711:1,636215
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
England6871:81,1038,999
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States3721:974,35272,340
Benin1351:76,5609,134
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Canada391:944,75971,777
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Gambia41:480,863548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

The alternate forms: Kolawolé (8) are calculated separately.

Kolawole (68,863) may also be a first name.

Kolawole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolawole occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kolawolé. Click here for other possible spellings of Kolawole.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolawole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,044th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 65,056 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kolawole are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kolawole is also the 14,067th most widespread given name globally It is held by 68,863 people.

The surname Kolawole is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108,271 people, or 1 in 1,636. In Nigeria Kolawole is most prevalent in: Osun, where 16 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Ekiti, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kolawole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kolawole last name are 44.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kolawole earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.65% less than the national average, earning R 129,156 per year; in United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.17% less than the national average, earning $39,664 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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