Oyewale Surname

33,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyewale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyewale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,6381:11,3281,181
England721:773,86242,299
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Oyéwale (1) are calculated separately.

Oyewale (3,555) may also be a first name.

Oyewale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyewale is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Oyéwale. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyewale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,545th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 460,421 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyewale reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 118,842nd most common first name in the world, held by 3,555 people.

Oyewale is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15,638 people, or 1 in 11,328. In Nigeria Oyewale is most numerous in: Osun, where 30 percent are found, Oyo, where 28 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Oyewale Last Name Statistics demography

Oyewale earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.36% less than the national average, earning $36,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyéwale951/
Oyeweale935/
Oyewaale932/
Oyeewale931/
Oyiewale931/
Oyewalee931/
Oywale9211/
Oyewole8673,828/
Ojewale864,838/
Oyawale861,871/
Ayewale8646/
Oyowale8630/
Oyewele8619/
Oyewala8618/
Oyiwale8616/
Oyebale8613/
Oyewile867/
Oyewaal864/
Owewale863/
Oyewali863/
Yewalle861/
Oywalee861/
Oyewolle808/
Oyiewole808/
Oyewolee807/
Ooyewole804/
Oyewoole804/
Goyawale802/
Oyewoley802/
Hayewale801/
Ouyewole801/
Oyeewole801/
Oyewoele801/
Yevale7749,324/
Aywale7792/
Ouwale7729/
Oywole7726/
Eiwale7713/
Oyewol775/
Oywele771/
Oyowal771/
Eywale771/
Yehwal771/
Yewall770/
Oyewoless751/
Oyebowele751/
Ogiewuale751/
Ayebale7115,059/
Oyewola711,853/
Ojewole711,805/
Oyawole71805/
Ajewale71243/
Ejiwale71189/
Ayowale71185/
Ayawale71122/
Ayewole7195/
Oyowole7163/
Oyiwole7145/
Aaywale7123/
Ojowale7121/
Ayewele7120/
Eyevale7114/
Ojawale718/
Oyebole717/
Ayuwale717/
Oyevole716/
Gaywale715/
Oyawele714/
Oywwole714/
Oiawale714/
Ojewala714/
Iyawale713/
Iyewole713/
Oyewoli713/
Ajowale713/
Ouwalle713/
Yevalle712/
Ayevale712/
Hiewale712/
Owewole712/
Oyowele712/
Ayiwale712/
Oiewole711/
Aiewale711/
Uyevale711/
Oyewold711/
Awewale711/
Ojiwale711/
Ayewala711/
Oyuelea711/
Eyowale711/
Oyeweli711/
Ouewole711/
Eyewald710/
Yeval6769/
Ayebaale6756/
Aywal6719/
Yeual6712/
Ayeebale6711/
Ouwal6710/
Oyewuola675/
Ojwal673/
Gojevale672/
Ejwal672/
Hayebale672/
Hayawale671/
Ayawaile671/
Gojawale671/
Eawal671/
Oyewolaa671/
Oyewoola671/
Houwaile671/
Oubeyele671/
Ouyouale671/
Ajouwale671/
Ayebaley671/
Ayeballe671/
Ayewhele671/
Eiwal671/

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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 Oyewale
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