Adeyemi Surname
Approximately 236,828 people bear this surname
Adeyemi Surname User-submission:
Adeyemi means 'worthy to be king'. It's a south-west name commonly used among the Yoruba tribe.
Adeyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 227,683 | 1:778 | 94 |
| Benin | 2,493 | 1:4,146 | 536 |
| England | 2,132 | 1:26,134 | 3,574 |
| United States | 1,270 | 1:285,401 | 26,557 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Gambia | 1,176 | 1:1,636 | 199 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Ireland | 85 | 1:55,399 | 3,846 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:93,927 | 6,548 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Iceland | 44 | 1:8,638 | 871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
Adeyemi (65,836) may also be a first name.
Adeyemi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Adeyemi means 'worthy to be king'. It's a south-west name commonly used among the Yoruba tribe.
- yemmitAdeyemi Demographics
Average Adeyemi Salary in
United States
$43,635 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adeyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adeyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adeyemi (Arabic: عضيمى, Russian: Адейеми) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adeyemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adeyemi is the 2,314th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 30,771 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adeyemi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,636th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 65,836 people.
The surname Adeyemi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 227,683 people, or 1 in 778. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 20 percent live, Ogun, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria Adeyemi is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Adeyemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Adeyemi surname is principally Christian (77%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Adeyemi last name are 41.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.57% registered with the party.
The amount Adeyemi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.74% more than the national average, earning R 317,820 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $41,866 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adeyemi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adeyemi in the Russian language | ||
| Адейеми | adejemi | - |
| Adeyemi in the Arabic language | ||
| عضيمى | dymy | - |
| عضيمي | dymy | - |
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