Obayemi Surname
Approximately 5,585 people bear this surname
Obayemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,381 | 1:32,920 | 2,731 |
| Benin | 132 | 1:78,300 | 9,304 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Obayemi (415) may also be a first name.
Obayemi Demographics
Obayemi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Obayemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obayemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obayemi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obayemi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 86,272nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,304,843 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obayemi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,034th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 415 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,381 people, or 1 in 32,920. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Osun, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Obayemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
Obayemi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.03% less than the national average, earning $23,719 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obayemis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obayemie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obaemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obaymi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obayomi | 86 | 4,177 | / |
| Obiyemi | 86 | 282 | / |
| Obajemi | 86 | 105 | / |
| Obawemi | 86 | 51 | / |
| Abayemi | 86 | 40 | / |
| Owayemi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Obayami | 86 | 6 | / |
| Oboyemi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obeyemi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Obayimi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oobaymi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obaiyomi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ouwayemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ojbayomi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obayomis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awyemi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abaymi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obaeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abyemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeymi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abayomi | 71 | 22,600 | / |
| Awoyemi | 71 | 22,226 | / |
| Owoyemi | 71 | 14,181 | / |
| Obajimi | 71 | 999 | / |
| Obiyomi | 71 | 533 | / |
| Ebiyemi | 71 | 271 | / |
| Abiyemi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Awuyemi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ebeyemi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Obhiemi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Oweyemi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Owuyemi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Oboyema | 71 | 12 | / |
| Abayami | 71 | 11 | / |
| Aboyemi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abeyemi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Obayama | 71 | 8 | / |
| Owayomi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aweyemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ebuyemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oowyemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obajeme | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abayumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awayemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obayime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abhaemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obijemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebyiemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obame | 67 | 19,113 | / |
| Ehbeyemi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awwoyemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awoeyemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoeyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owooyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abgeyemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abayomii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osuoyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obamé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abayomie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obajmije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwoyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwoyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abahyomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabayomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawoyemi | 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 Obayemi
- 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