Owobowale Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Owobowale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owobowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911

Owobowale (21) may also be a first name.

Owobowale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owobowale is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owobowale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owobowale is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Owobowale occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Owobowale are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 21 people.

The surname Owobowale is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 51 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Owobowale is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Owobowale Last Name Statistics demography

Owobowale earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awobowale8943/
Owebowale891/
Obowale8811/
Owobole882/
Awoboowale842/
Oebowale824/
Obwale80162/
Oyebowale781,193/
Ayobowale7821/
Oyabowale786/
Aoebowale781/
Obiwale75389/
Obawale7536/
Abowale7529/
Owobola7511/
Owowple752/
Obowole751/
Obowele751/
Obwaale751/
Obuwale751/
O Boale750/
Oyebowaale741/
Oyeboowale741/
Obale712,071/
Obole71150/
Obwal7117/
Aebowale7115/
Oboghale717/
Oyebowle713/
Youobale712/
Obwle711/
Abouwale711/
Ibouwale711/
Oboyle673,469/
Yobale67463/
Oubale67424/
Obwala67222/
Obuole6784/
Obaile6780/
Obaale6771/
Oboule6763/
Oboile6733/
Obiale6732/
Obaleh6720/
Eyibowale6719/
Obalhe6714/
Awobal6711/
Obiole679/
Oboali678/
Obwalo677/
Opoole677/
Obalea675/
Oboual674/
Iyabowale674/
Obawle674/
Obbole673/
Obaley673/
Aobale672/
Obolye672/
Ojbole672/
Abwale672/
Oyebawale672/
Ebieowale672/
Obaole672/
Oobhal671/
Ayoobalee671/
Aeebowale671/
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Whoble671/
Obhale671/
Oyebuwale671/
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Ohbole671/
Oebale671/
Oyebowele671/
Ohbale671/
Yobole671/
Opwole671/
Aboale671/
Obalae671/
Obolie671/
Obwole671/
Obolle671/
Ebwale671/
Ubwale671/
O'Bole671/
O'Boal671/
Obwele671/
Obaele671/
Iobale671/
Ibwale671/
Oyebowala671/
Obayle670/
O Boal670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Owobowale
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