Iyemi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Iyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
Iyemi (86) may also be a first name.
Iyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyemi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Iyemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyemi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyemi is also the 1,032,266th most widely held forename internationally, held by 86 people.
Iyemi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 62 percent are found, Delta, where 33 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Iyemi is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Iyemi
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