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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olawale.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawale? popularity and diffusion

Olawale is the 9,955th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 128,942 people. Olawale occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olawale reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olawale is also the 12,174th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 81,536 people.

The surname Olawale is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55,902 people, or 1 in 3,169. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 21 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Osun, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Olawale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olawale surname is principally Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Olawale are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats 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/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olawale
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