Ogunsola Surname

17,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunsola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunsola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria30,1611:5,873725
England2931:190,16416,878
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ogunsola (859) may also be a first name.

Ogunsola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogunsola is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ogunsola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunsola? popularity and diffusion

Ogunsola is the 17,958th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 236,862 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogunsola are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunsola is also the 277,821st most frequent forename worldwide, held by 859 people.

Ogunsola is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30,161 people, or 1 in 5,873. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 29 percent reside, Ogun, where 22 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ogunsola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ogunsola last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Ogunsola earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.67% more than the national average, earning R 296,268 per year; in United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.7% more than the national average, earning $59,470 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Ogunsola
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