Opawole Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opawole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opawole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8301:213,42512,675
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Opawole (19) may also be a first name.

Opawole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opawole occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Opawole click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opawole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 415,769th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname Opawole occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Opawole reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 213,425. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 35 percent live, Osun, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria Opawole exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oopawole933/
Opawale86626/
Opawola8640/
Opewole865/
Opabule713/
Opewale713/
Apawale712/
Opawala711/
Opahabol676/
Oypewale673/
Gopavale672/
Appawale672/
Apabol6223/
Apawal621/
Apavale576/
Aphawal571/
Epewale571/
Gopaval571/
Appawala537/
Appavale535/
Epowelle531/
Apahabol531/
Apaahbol531/
Goipaval531/
Gopavalli507/
Happawala502/
Opovalova501/

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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 Opawole
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