Opeyemi Forename

6,702nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 156,745 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opeyemi Forename User-submission:

The name Opeyemi means 'the praise is worthy'.

Opeyemi Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
 
66%
154,7731:1,147196
England
57%
 
6491:85,6753,390
Poland-5181:73,4111,760
Ghana-2811:96,0364,158
United States
 
68%
2631:1,378,46825,961
Iceland-471:7,788785
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Scotland-281:191,0843,449
South Africa
100%
231:2,370,98566,309
Canada-191:1,743,86227,512
Netherlands
100%
181:939,00516,684
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Germany
100%
111:8,788,89831,109
Italy
100%
51:12,212,41834,417
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Finland
100%
41:1,370,79611,464
Gambia-41:481,649818
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Malaysia
 
60%
31:10,149,980208,386
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Ireland-31:1,547,8407,573
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Belgium-21:5,745,02030,381
Grenada-21:54,0623,078
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442

The alternate forms: Opêyemi (1) are calculated separately.

Opeyemi (13,928) may also be a surname.

Opeyemi Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Opeyemi means 'the praise is worthy'.

- ollyolly

Opeyemi Forename Popularity

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opeyemi