Egbeyemi Surname

94,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egbeyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egbeyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7841:37,0282,988
Benin1331:77,7119,241
Canada631:584,85148,473
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States231:15,759,084542,937
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Egbeyemi (466) may also be a first name.

Egbeyemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egbeyemi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbeyemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,006th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,437,669 people. Egbeyemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Egbeyemi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 394,651st most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 466 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,784 people, or 1 in 37,028. In Nigeria Egbeyemi is primarily found in: Lagos, where 26 percent are found, Ogun, where 23 percent are found and Ekiti, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Egbeyemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.

Egbeyemi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yegbeyemi941/
Eegbeyemi941/
Egbeyeemi941/
Egbeymi937/
Egbyemi935/
Egbeemi931/
Agbeyemi88517/
Ogbeyemi8896/
Egbeyomi8843/
Igbeyemi889/
Egbeyami885/
Egbeyeme884/
Egbayemi884/
Egweyemi883/
Egbeyumi882/
Egweemi801/
Egbeyma801/
Egbuemi801/
Agbeyomi75288/
Egbejimi75239/
Igbayemi75151/
Agbayemi7533/
Egbeyima7527/
Igbiyemi7512/
Ogbayemi754/
Igboyemi753/
Ogboyemi753/
Agbeyami753/
Egbeyime751/
Egbuyomi751/
Egbeama67144/
Egbeima6762/
Egbueme673/
Agbaymi673/
Agbeimi671/

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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 Egbeyemi
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