Obakemi Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Obakemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Obakemi (12) may also be a first name.
Obakemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obakemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obakemi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obakemi.
How Common Is The Last Name Obakemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,237,939th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obakemi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obakemi is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Obakemi is most frequent in: Lagos, where 73 percent are found, Ondo, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Obakemi exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obakimi | 86 | 75 | / |
| Ovakemi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Obeakemhe | 75 | 66 | / |
| Obeakemeh | 75 | 33 | / |
| Abakeme | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ebakeme | 71 | 7 | / |
| Abakimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obakime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obakomeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habakami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaykomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobokeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboukemis | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aboukhemis | 59 | 229 | / |
| Obokheimeh | 59 | 3 | / |
| Abekeme | 57 | 130 | / |
| Abakime | 57 | 13 | / |
| Ebokeme | 57 | 11 | / |
| Ebekeme | 57 | 10 | / |
| Abokeme | 57 | 7 | / |
| Abakame | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ebakome | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ebakame | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ebokaeme | 53 | 3 | / |
| Abeikeme | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hovakimy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abgokemey | 50 | 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 Obakemi
- 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