Onawole Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onawole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onawole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2701:656,08430,692
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Onawole (19) may also be a first name.

Onawole Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onawole is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onawole? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 919,444th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. Onawole is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Onawole are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name on earth, held by 19 people.

The last name Onawole is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 656,084. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 43 percent live, Oyo, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Onawole occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Onowole8610/
Enawole861/
Honawale8026/
Angawole801/
Gonawale801/
Onawal77111/
Annawoule756/
Anaaywole752/
Gongawale751/
Onabule71448/
Anabole7155/
Onavale7152/
Anawoli7130/
Onowale7121/
Anawale718/
Onawala717/
Onobule715/
Onowola712/
Onowele711/
Anawele711/
Onobole711/
Unawola711/
Anavole711/
Honavale67171/
Onnavale676/
Gonavale675/
Anaboule671/
Agnawale671/
Anabhole671/
Aenawale671/
Ganawale671/
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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onawole
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