Ayiyemi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Ayiyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayiyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin51:2,067,12068,069

Ayiyemi Last Name Facts

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

Ayiyemi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayiyemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Ayiyemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayiyemi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ondo, where 86 percent reside and Ekiti, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 42 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiyemi9212/
Ayiemi921/
Ayeyemi862,288/
Ajiyemi86133/
Eyiyemi86104/
Ayoyemi8626/
Ayayemi866/
Oyiyemi865/
Ayuyemi862/
Yeiyemi861/
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Aiyejimi8017/
Oyeiyemi802/
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Aeyemi7755/
Ayeemi775/
Aiyeme771/
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Oyeyemi7118,840/
Ajeyemi71295/
Iyeyemi71105/
Ajoyemi7196/
Eyeyemi7146/
Oyoyemi7142/
Ayejimi7132/
Hayeemi7126/
Oyayemi7118/
Ejiyemi7115/
Ayojimi7113/
Iieyemi716/
Ojayemi715/
Aweyemi714/
Ojiyemi714/
Oyuyemi713/
Oiayemi713/
Ajayimi713/
Ijeyemi712/
Oyiyeme711/
Aeoyemi711/
Aiyemeh711/
Auyiema711/
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Oyeeyemi675/
Ayehoumi675/
Owioyemi674/
Oyeyiemi674/
Iyaoyemi673/
Oyeyemit673/
Ogiayemi672/
Hoyeyemi671/
Aweoyemi671/
Ejayemai671/
Ojoiyemi671/
Aiyejima671/

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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 Ayiyemi
  • 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