Oduyemi Surname

197,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9531:90,7036,307
England1121:497,48331,781
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Oduyemi (180) may also be a first name.

Oduyemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oduyemi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduyemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oduyemi is the 197,650th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,440,768 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Oduyemi live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduyemi is also the 679,247th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 180 people.

The surname Oduyemi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,953 people, or 1 in 90,703. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 38 percent live, Ogun, where 32 percent live and Osun, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Oduyemi Last Name Statistics demography

Oduyemi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.62% more than the national average, earning $71,893 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 Oduyemi
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