Owolewa Surname

275,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owolewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owolewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3851:127,9018,354
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Owolewa (96) may also be a first name.

Owolewa Last Name Facts

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

Owolewa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owolewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Owolewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 275,753rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,179,492 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owolewa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owolewa is also the 968,397th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 96 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 127,901. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 31 percent reside, Kwara, where 16 percent reside and Ondo, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Owolewa Last Name Statistics demography

Owolewa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 121.47% more than the national average, earning $95,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoliewa931/
Owoelewa931/
Owolewe868/
Awolewa865/
Owelewa864/
Owolewo864/
Owolawa862/
Hewolewa801/
Awelewa712,353/
Owolowo71454/
Obalewa7144/
Awalewa7118/
Ewalewa714/
Awolewo713/
Owolawo713/
Oboleva712/
Owoliba711/
Ochuolewah711/
Awolawa711/
Owoliwe711/
Ewelewa711/
Hovoleva676/
Hoboleva676/
Aweleawa671/
Owoleebi671/
Awouleba671/
Aboulewa671/
Ewelewwa671/

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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 Owolewa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis