Oladele Surname

6,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oladele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oladele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria86,7881:2,041268
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Benin4491:23,0193,084
England4241:131,41113,004
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Canada551:669,92054,285
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

The alternate forms: Oladelé (1) & Oladélé (2) are calculated separately.

Oladele (38,766) may also be a first name.

Oladele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oladele is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Oladelé or Oladélé. For other potential spellings of Oladele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oladele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,380th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 82,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oladele live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,807th most widespread first name internationally, held by 38,766 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 86,788 people, or 1 in 2,041. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 23 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Oladele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oladele last name is primarily Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

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

The amount Oladele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.02% more than the national average, earning R 392,160 per year; in United States they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $51,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.71% more than the national average, earning $56,992 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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