Oyewola Surname

220,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyewola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyewola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8431:96,1176,591
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Oyewola (283) may also be a first name.

Oyewola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyewola occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyewola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,420th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,932,836 people. Oyewola occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyewola live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyewola is also the 526,385th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 283 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,843 people, or 1 in 96,117. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 39 percent live, Osun, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Oyewola Last Name Statistics demography

Oyewola earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyewuola935/
Oyewoola931/
Oyewolaa931/
Oyewole8673,828/
Oyebola868,132/
Ojewola861,465/
Oyawola8656/
Oyewala8618/
Oyiwola8617/
Oyewolo867/
Ayewola864/
Oyewoli863/
Ojewoola8019/
Oyewolle808/
Oyiewole808/
Oyewolee807/
Oyewoole804/
Ooyewole804/
Ojewuola803/
Oyebuola803/
Oyewoley802/
Ouyewole801/
Oyeewole801/
Oyewoele801/
Ooyebola801/
Oyebolaa801/
Oyuela776,949/
Oywole7726/
Yevola776/
Oybola776/
Oyvela772/
Aywola771/
Oyuola771/
Oyewoless751/
Oyewale7115,828/
Ojewole711,805/
Ojebola711,109/
Oyawole71805/
Hoyuela71570/
Ajewola71103/
Ayewole7195/
Ayebola7175/
Oyowole7163/
Oyiwole7145/
Ayiwola7122/
Yehwolo7113/
Oyibola7113/
Oyabola7111/
Goewala7110/
Oyewule719/
Ayowola717/
Oyebole717/
Oyevole716/
Oyewuli715/
Ojewala714/
Oywwole714/
Oyobola714/
Iyewole713/
Oyewali713/
Ojowola713/
Ayawola713/
Oyebula713/
Oyewulo712/
Owewole712/
Ayewala711/
Ouewole711/
Ouewoli711/
Oiewole711/
Yewgula711/
Oyiwela711/
Oyawolo711/
Oyobala711/
Hoyvela711/
Haywola711/
Oyuelea711/
Ojewolo711/
Ayuwola711/
Oyowoli711/
Ojebuola6727/
Ayebuola6716/
Ojeboola676/
Oyewaale672/
Oyiewale671/
Oyeewale671/
Oyewalou671/
Oyeweulo671/
Ijewoola671/
Ayauwola671/
Oyewalee671/

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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 Oyewola
  • 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