Odeyemi Surname

17,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odeyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31,3011:5,659707
England3311:168,33315,551
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Benin191:543,97934,804
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Odeyemi (1,118) may also be a first name.

Odeyemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odeyemi (Russian: Одейеми) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeyemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odeyemi is the 17,421st most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 228,995 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odeyemi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 238,466th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,118 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31,301 people, or 1 in 5,659. In Nigeria Odeyemi is most common in: Osun, where 20 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Odeyemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Odeyemi are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Odeyemi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.21% less than the national average, earning $34,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Odeyemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odeyemi in the Russian language
Одейемиodejemi-

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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 Odeyemi
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