Obayemi Surname

86,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obayemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obayemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,3811:32,9202,731
Benin1321:78,3009,304
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Obayemi (415) may also be a first name.

Obayemi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obayemi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obayemi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obayemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,272nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,304,843 people. The surname Obayemi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obayemi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,034th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 415 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,381 people, or 1 in 32,920. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ekiti, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Osun, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obayemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Obayemi 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obayemis931/
Obayemie931/
Obaemi921/
Obaymi921/
Obayomi864,177/
Obiyemi86282/
Obajemi86105/
Obawemi8651/
Abayemi8640/
Owayemi8618/
Obayami866/
Oboyemi866/
Obeyemi865/
Obayimi864/
Oobaymi864/
Obaiyomi803/
Ouwayemi802/
Ojbayomi802/
Obayomis801/
Awyemi779/
Abaymi772/
Obaeme771/
Abyemi771/
Obeimi771/
Obeymi771/
Obiemi771/
Abayomi7122,600/
Awoyemi7122,226/
Owoyemi7114,181/
Obajimi71999/
Obiyomi71533/
Ebiyemi71271/
Abiyemi7125/
Awuyemi7124/
Ebeyemi7124/
Obhiemi7123/
Oweyemi7120/
Owuyemi7113/
Oboyema7112/
Abayami7111/
Aboyemi7111/
Abeyemi7110/
Obayama718/
Owayomi715/
Aweyemi714/
Ebuyemi713/
Oowyemi712/
Obajeme712/
Abayumi712/
Awayemi711/
Obayime711/
Abhaemi711/
Obijemi711/
Ebyiemi711/
Obame6719,113/
Ehbeyemi675/
Awwoyemi674/
Awoeyemi674/
Owoeyemi673/
Owooyemi673/
Abgeyemi672/
Abayomii672/
Osuoyemi671/
Obamé671/
Abayomie671/
Obajmije671/
Owwoyemi671/
Oiwoyemi671/
Abahyomi671/
Aabayomi671/
Aawoyemi671/

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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
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  • 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
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