Ayanyemi Surname

210,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayanyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayanyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9511:90,7966,311
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayanyemi (251) may also be a first name.

Ayanyemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayanyemi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayanyemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 210,934th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,725,739 people. The last name Ayanyemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayanyemi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayanyemi is also the 562,655th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 251 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,951 people, or 1 in 90,796. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 33 percent reside, Oyo, where 32 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayanyemii941/
Ayunyemi887/
Ayinyemi884/
Ayenyemi883/
Ayonyemi883/
Ayangemi881/
Ayangnemi821/
Ayamnjemi821/
Ayeniyemi821/
Ainyemi8011/
Ayamnejemi781/
Ayanjimi7584/
Oyinyemi7539/
Ainoyemi753/
Oyenyemi751/
Eyinyemi751/
Ayangeame7135/
Aneami711/
Aneimi711/
Ounyemi6714/
Ayaname676/
Ayanime674/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ayanyemi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis