Oyewole Surname
Approximately 73,828 people bear this surname
Oyewole Surname User-submission:
The Oyewole surname means 'royalty has come in' (to the house).
Oyewole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72,673 | 1:2,438 | 319 |
| England | 500 | 1:111,436 | 11,498 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Benin | 143 | 1:72,277 | 8,697 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Oyewole (9,485) may also be a first name.
Oyewole Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Oyewole surname means 'royalty has come in' (to the house).
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Average Oyewole Salary in
United States
$51,176 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyewole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyewole Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyewole is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyewole? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,683rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 98,710 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyewole reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyewole is also the 63,476th most prevalent first name globally, held by 9,485 people.
The surname Oyewole is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72,673 people, or 1 in 2,438. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent reside, Oyo, where 20 percent reside and Osun, where 19 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Oyewole Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Oyewole last name are 37.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.18% registered with the political party.
The amount Oyewole earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.99% more than the national average, earning R 529,908 per year; in United States they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $51,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.47% less than the national average, earning $40,012 CAD per year.
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