Olawole Surname

47,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olawole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,6231:16,6751,607
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England811:687,87739,238
Benin791:130,83014,100
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Olawolé (2) are calculated separately.

Olawole (5,476) may also be a first name.

Olawole Last Name Facts

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

Olawole occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms: Olawolé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawole? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,493rd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 668,889 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olawole live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 90,779th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 5,476 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,623 people, or 1 in 16,675. In Nigeria Olawole is most frequent in: Ondo, where 22 percent reside, Osun, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Olawole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olawole last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Olawole earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning $36,106 USD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olawole
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