Oluwole Surname

13,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluwole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluwole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41,3381:4,285574
England3441:161,97115,135
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Oluwole (41,364) may also be a first name.

Oluwole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluwole is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluwole? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,299th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 173,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oluwole reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 21,637th most common forename in the world, held by 41,364 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 41,338 people, or 1 in 4,285. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ondo, where 18 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Oluwole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oluwole surname is primarily Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Oluwole last name are 41.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Oluwole earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning $42,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $61,682 CAD 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
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