Olubowale Surname

323,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olubowale Surname User-submission:

The Olubowale surname means 'my God has come home'.

Olubowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0881:162,81510,190
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ireland181:261,6089,673
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Olubowale (439) may also be a first name.

Olubowale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Olubowale surname means 'my God has come home'.

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Olubowale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olubowale is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olubowale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 323,367th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,320,508 people. The last name Olubowale is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Olubowale live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olubowale is also the 409,203rd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 439 people.

The surname Olubowale is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,088 people, or 1 in 162,815. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 26 percent live, Oyo, where 21 percent live and Ogun, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Olubowale Last Name Statistics demography

Olubowale earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

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