Okewole Surname

141,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okewole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okewole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0451:58,1754,369
Benin441:234,90021,145
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Okewole (93) may also be a first name.

Okewole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okewole is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okewole? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 141,269th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,309,840 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okewole are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 93 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,045 people, or 1 in 58,175. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Ogun, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Okewole is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Okewole Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okewole are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Okewole earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning $35,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oykewole932/
Okewale861,816/
Okewola86159/
Okawole866/
Akewole864/
Okowole863/
Oqewole861/
Okeawola802/
Okeiwale801/
Okiewale801/
Ochewole801/
Okewuola801/
Okeibhole751/
Okawele7158/
Okowele7154/
Akiwole7132/
Okowoli7115/
Akewale7110/
Okewala718/
Akowole717/
Akawole715/
Akewele712/
Okowale712/
Okawale712/
Okewali711/
Ekewele711/
Okevele711/
Akewule711/
Okaiwele6741/
Okeawala674/
Adkewale672/
Akewuale672/
Okoeuale671/
Okaiwale671/
Okohuele671/

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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 Okewole
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