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 last name Obakemi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obakemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obakemi is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obakemi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Obakemi is primarily found in: Lagos, where 73 percent reside, Ondo, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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
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