Owolabi Surname

4,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owolabi Surname User-submission:

The name can be applied as a first name or a surname. It is borne by the Yoruba people of south-west, north-central Nigeria and the south-east of Benin Republic (Republique du Benin).

Literally, the name implies giving birth to money.

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Owolabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria123,5741:1,433187
Benin1,4301:7,228991
England9061:61,4997,259
United States5391:672,46653,587
Burkina Faso481:382,3356,059
Canada441:837,40065,151
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iceland241:15,8371,339
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Wales101:309,45316,869
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Gambia41:480,863548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Owolabi (23,614) may also be a first name.

Owolabi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name can be applied as a first name or a surname. It is borne by the Yoruba people of south-west, north-central Nigeria and the south-east of Benin Republic (Republique du Benin).

Literally, the name implies giving birth to money. Philosophically, it implies that the child was born into wealth and riches.

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Owolabi Last Name Facts

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

Owolabi is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owolabi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,434th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,440 people. The last name Owolabi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owolabi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owolabi is also the 33,417th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23,614 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123,574 people, or 1 in 1,433. In Nigeria Owolabi is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 19 percent live, Oyo, where 15 percent live and Ekiti, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Owolabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Owolabi are 42.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Owolabi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning R 309,120 per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.03% less than the national average, earning $39,731 CAD per year.

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