Ayayemi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayayemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayayemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayayemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayayemi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayayemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ayayemi live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ayayemi is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 60 percent are found, Ondo, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 20 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ayayemi is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayahyemi931/
Ayaemi921/
Ayeyemi862,288/
Ayoyemi8626/
Oyayemi8618/
Ayiyemi8612/
Ayuyemi862/
Aeyemi7755/
Aiyemi7712/
Ayeemi775/
Ayiemi771/
Yeyemi771/
Oyeyemi7118,840/
Ajeyemi71295/
Ajiyemi71133/
Iyeyemi71105/
Eyiyemi71104/
Ajoyemi7196/
Eyeyemi7146/
Oyoyemi7142/
Ayejimi7132/
Hayeemi7126/
Ojayemi715/
Oyiyemi715/
Aweyemi714/
Oiayemi713/
Ayajeme711/
Ajuyemi711/
Aiyeyomi6718/
Oyeeyemi675/
Oyeyiemi674/
Oyeyemit673/
Oyeiyemi672/
Ejayemai671/
Hoyeyemi671/
Aiyeyimi671/

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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 Ayayemi
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