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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oyewola.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyewola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,420th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,932,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held given name world-wide, held by 283 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,843 people, or 1 in 96,117. In Nigeria Oyewola is most frequent in: Oyo, where 39 percent are found, Osun, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

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
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