Oyewole Surname

7,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyewole Surname User-submission:

The Oyewole surname means 'royalty has come in' (to the house).

Oyewole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria72,6731:2,438319
England5001:111,43611,498
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Benin1431:72,2778,697
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales121:257,87814,969
Gambia91:213,717372
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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).

- sewabiola767

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyewolle938/
Oyiewole938/
Oyewolee937/
Ooyewole934/
Oyewoole934/
Oyewoley932/
Ouyewole931/
Oyeewole931/
Oyewoele931/
Oywole9226/
Oyewol925/
Oyewoless881/
Oyewale8615,828/
Oyewola861,853/
Ojewole861,805/
Oyawole86805/
Ayewole8695/
Oyowole8663/
Oyiwole8645/
Oyewele8619/
Oyewule869/
Oyebole867/
Oyevole866/
Oywwole864/
Iyewole863/
Oyewoli863/
Owewole862/
Oiewole861/
Oyewold861/
Ouewole861/
Oyewuola805/
Oyewaale802/
Oyewolaa801/
Oyewoola801/
Oyeewale801/
Oyiewale801/
Oyewalee801/
Ouwole7712/
Oywale7711/
Oyebol772/
Yevole771/
Yehwol771/
Eiwole771/
Oywele771/
Ojwole771/
Oyvole771/
Oyowol771/
Ajewole7128,137/
Ojewale714,838/
Oyawale711,871/
Ojewola711,465/
Ayowole71547/
Ejiwole7195/
Oyawola7156/
Ayewale7146/
Oyowale7130/
Oyebule7126/
Ajowole7120/
Ayewele7120/
Oyewala7118/
Oyiwola7117/
Oyiwale7116/
Oyebale7113/
Ouebole7112/
Ayawole7112/
Ojowole718/
Ijowole715/
Oyewuli715/
Ayewola714/
Oyawele714/
Oyewaal714/
Iyawole713/
Owewale713/
Awewole713/
Ayuwole713/
Oyewali713/
Oyowele712/
Ayiwole712/
Oievole712/
Ouewoli711/
Hoybole711/
Yewalle711/
Oywalee711/
Ohuwole711/
Haywole711/
Oyuelea711/
Oyéwale711/
Ojawole711/
Ejewole711/
Aiewole711/
Oyeweli711/
Oyowoli711/
Ojewoola6719/
Yevol676/
Ajewoles674/
Ayoowole674/
Ojewuola673/
Ajewolet673/
Goyawale672/
Ajiowole672/
Hayewale671/
Ouyouale671/
Ouyouole671/
Ojawgole671/
Ayiwoule671/
Aywol671/
Ayewhele671/
Ajewoole671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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