Abiola is a Nigerian name of
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba consti ...
origin.
The meaning of Abiola is "born in honour, wealth".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Hafsat Abiola
Hafsat Olaronke Abiola-Costello (born 21 August 1974) in Lagos, is a Nigerian human rights, civil rights and democracy activist, founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), which seeks to strengthen civil society and promote democracy ...
(born 1974), Nigerian civil-rights activist
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Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian businessman, publisher, philanthropist and politician.
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Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola
Bilikiss Adebiyi or Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola is a Nigerian entrepreneur who founded the Lagos-based recycling company Wecyclers and is currently the Director General of the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB) and Managing Director of ...
, Nigerian businesswoman
Notable people with the first/given name include:
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Abiola Abrams
Abiola Abrams is an American author, podcaster, motivational speaker and spiritual life coach. Abrams has penned three books, including ''African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy'', her first book from self- ...
, American television personality
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Abiola Babatope
Abiola Babatope née Odeyale is a Nigerian politician who represented Mushin Central District II, Lagos in the House of Representatives during the second republic.
Babatope attended St Anne's School Ibadan for her secondary school education an ...
, Nigerian politician
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Abiola Dauda, Nigerian-Swedish footballer
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Abiola Ajimobi, Nigerian politician
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F. Abiola Irele
Francis Abiola Irele (commonly Abiola Irele, 22 May 1936 – 2 July 2017) was a Nigerian academic best known as the doyen of Africanist literary scholars worldwide. He was Provost at Kwara State University, founded in 2009 in Ilorin, Nigeria. Befo ...
, Nigerian academic
References
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Nigerian names
Yoruba-language surnames
Yoruba given names