Shobowale Surname

79,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shobowale Surname User-submission:

The Shobowale surname originated from the Egba kingdom in Abeokuta, western Nigeria.

Shobowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,9271:29,8872,509
England1261:442,20729,452
United States601:6,040,982292,121
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Shobowale (170) may also be a first name.

Shobowale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shobowale surname originated from the Egba kingdom in Abeokuta, western Nigeria.

- aimrickdwayne

Shobowale Last Name Facts

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

Shobowale is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shobowale? popularity and diffusion

Shobowale is the 79,495th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,187,670 people. The surname Shobowale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shobowale reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shobowale is also the 701,320th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 170 people.

Shobowale is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,927 people, or 1 in 29,887. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 52 percent live, Ogun, where 35 percent live and Oyo, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Shobowale occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Shobowale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shobowale surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Shobowale earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $33,860 USD per year.

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