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

The last name Okedeyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okedeyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,465th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Okedeyi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okedeyi is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 244,672. In Nigeria Okedeyi is most common in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 35 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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