Olawoyin Surname

38,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olawoyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olawoyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,6771:12,9521,308
England801:696,47639,547
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Olawoyin (689) may also be a first name.

Olawoyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olawoyin has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olawoyin.

How Common Is The Last Name Olawoyin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,049th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 526,823 people. The last name Olawoyin is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olawoyin reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 315,065th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 689 people.

The surname Olawoyin is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,677 people, or 1 in 12,952. In Nigeria Olawoyin is most frequent in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Osun, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 18 percent live. Barring Nigeria Olawoyin exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Olawoyin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olawoyin surname is primarily Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olawoyin surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Olawoyin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 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 Olawoyin
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