Iyeyemi Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Iyeyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Iyeyemi (29) may also be a first name.
Iyeyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyeyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyeyemi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeyemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iyeyemi is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Iyeyemi is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Iyeyemi live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyeyemi is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 29 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Edo, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Iyeyemi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiyeyemi | 93 | 189 | / |
| Yeyemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jaiyeyemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oyeyemi | 86 | 18,840 | / |
| Ayeyemi | 86 | 2,288 | / |
| Eyeyemi | 86 | 46 | / |
| Iieyemi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ijeyemi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeiyemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeyomi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Oyeeyemi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oyeyeymi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyiemi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iyaoyemi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oyeyemit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ayeayemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oyeiyemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jayeyemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeyimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoyeyemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aeyemi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Oeyemi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Aiyemi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ayeemi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yeyeme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Joiayyemi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ojeyemi | 71 | 2,394 | / |
| Ajeyemi | 71 | 295 | / |
| Ajiyemi | 71 | 133 | / |
| Eyiyemi | 71 | 104 | / |
| Oyoyemi | 71 | 42 | / |
| Hayeemi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ayoyemi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Oweyemi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Oyayemi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Aiyejuyomi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ejiyemi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ayiyemi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ayayemi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oyeyimi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oyiyemi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ojiyemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyeme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aweyemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oiayemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jaiyemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oyuyemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ayuyemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ejoyemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyeyeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyeyima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aeoyemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aiyejimi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Owioyemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogiayemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyeyemhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egieyeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojeyemii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejayemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yejayema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweoyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojoiyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojeyemio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jejeyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayahyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joiayemi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iyeyemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis