Popoola Surname

6,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Popoola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popoola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria89,5821:1,977264
England8061:69,1297,983
United States5401:671,22053,500
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Ireland931:50,6343,649
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Popoola (3,459) may also be a first name.

Popoola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popoola is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popoola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,187th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,634 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Popoola are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 120,896th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 3,459 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 89,582 people, or 1 in 1,977. In Nigeria Popoola is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Osun, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Popoola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Popoola surname is primarily Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Popoola are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96% registered with the party.

The amount Popoola earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51% less than the national average, earning R 116,436 per year; in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $46,883 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Popoola
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