Okedeyi Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okedeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okedeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7241:244,67214,176
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Okedeyi (15) may also be a first name.

Okedeyi Last Name Facts

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

Okedeyi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okedeyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Okedeyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 449,465th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okedeyi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name globally It is held by 15 people.

Okedeyi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 724 people, or 1 in 244,672. In Nigeria Okedeyi is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 35 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Okedeyi Last Name Statistics demography

Okedeyi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeydeyi931/
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Okedei924/
Okedeji86653/
Okedeye8626/
Hokedei866/
Hokedey861/
Oikedei861/
Okedoyi861/
Okaedeji803/
Oskedeji803/
Okedejie802/
Okedoi7784/
Okedie7715/
Akedei7714/
Okodei772/
Okedae771/
Okodey771/
Akedey771/
Okediji712,109/
Okediya71422/
Okedayo71143/
Okedoye7192/
Akedayi7134/
Okodeye715/
Okedeje714/
Okedija714/
Akedeji713/
Okideya711/
Okiedai711/
Akodeyi711/
Okedije711/
Okeduis711/
Okhedae711/
Hockadey671/
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Hockeday671/

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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 Okedeyi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis