Odeyomi Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Odeyomi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeyomi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Benin461:224,68720,522
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Odeyomi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odeyomi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Odeyomi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeyomi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,666,404th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Odeyomi reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Ogun, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Odeyomi Last Name Statistics demography

Odeyomi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

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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 Odeyomi
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