Olawale Surname

9,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olawale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria55,9021:3,169431
England2421:230,24019,179
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Ireland451:104,6435,503
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Benin141:738,25740,906
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Qatar121:196,50026,891
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Iceland91:42,2322,922
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029

Olawale (81,536) may also be a first name.

Olawale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olawale is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olawale.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawale? popularity and diffusion

Olawale is the 9,955th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 128,942 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olawale are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawale is also the 12,174th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 81,536 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55,902 people, or 1 in 3,169. In Nigeria Olawale is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 18 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Olawale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Olawale are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olawale earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $49,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.85% less than the national average, earning $35,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oolawale938/
Olawalle935/
Olaweale934/
Olaiwale933/
Olawaale933/
Olawwale933/
Olawalee933/
Olauwale932/
Oelawale931/
Olawaele931/
Olawaled931/
Ollawale931/
Olawalej931/
Olajwale931/
Olawal929/
Golyawale881/
Olawaleah881/
Olawole8610,895/
Olewale86150/
Alawale86124/
Olawele8649/
Olowale8623/
Olawala8620/
Olabale8611/
Olawali863/
Olaawal861/
O'Lawal861/
Holahwaley821/
Hulawale80306/
Golavale8040/
Olaiwole8018/
Holabale8017/
Olaiwala8011/
Olawoole807/
Olaywole805/
Elawaley804/
Holawala803/
Olawolei803/
Halawale801/
Olabaale801/
Olavaleh801/
Elyawale801/
Olawoile801/
Alawal774,672/
Olaval7724/
Olabal774/
Olowal771/
Golyavale7540/
Olawealth752/
Hullawale751/
Golavalle751/
Alawaylee751/
Oleabhale751/
Hollowale750/
Golaval711,995/
Olowole71782/
Alahwal71514/
Olaybal71399/
Alawala71252/
Alawali71120/
Olawola71114/
Olowele7182/
Alhawal7163/
Alawole7151/
Alewale7144/
Alowale7130/
Alavale7129/
Ulavale7118/
Olewole7117/
Alabale7115/
Holaval7112/
Allawal7112/
Alawwal717/
Ulawala716/
Olabole716/
Olavala714/
Olobale714/
Ulabale712/
Halawal712/
Olowala712/
Ulawali712/
Olawolé712/
Oolabal711/
Gollavalle711/
Aalawal711/
Ahlawal711/
Elawole711/
Elowale711/
Alawaly711/
Olaiwol711/
Alaawal711/
Galawal710/
Hulavale672,440/
Olaiwola671,490/
Alashwal67916/
Olouwole67773/
Alhawali67281/
Halavale67207/
Allawala67170/
Holabole67124/
Halawali6764/
Olaywola6761/
Halabale6734/
Holavala6730/
Allawali6730/
Alawalia6725/
Galavale6716/
Golovale677/
Olawuola677/
Halewale677/
Hulabale676/
Oluowole676/
Helavale675/
Allavale675/
Hollowal675/
Olouwôle675/
Ulawalla674/
Alawasly674/
Alawaily674/
Alhajwal673/
Aalawala673/
Oulavala673/
Alhlawal673/
Ulhavale672/
Olowoole672/
Alaswaly672/
Oolavala671/
Holevale671/
Gulavale671/
Golavaal671/
Alasvale671/
Alawaala671/
Olowoleu671/
Ulauwali671/
Oulavele671/
Ullawala671/
Ellawali671/
Alouwale671/
Allahwal671/
Alawalih671/
Holahwahlay671/
Alhawail671/
Olauwola671/
Olawoola671/
Allawalt670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Olawale
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis