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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeyemi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,795,579th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Iyeyemi reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Iyeyemi is mostly found in: Delta, where 36 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Edo, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Iyeyemi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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