Okegbemi Surname
Approximately 1,650 people bear this surname
Okegbemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,626 | 1:108,944 | 7,275 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
Okegbemi (43) may also be a first name.
Okegbemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okegbemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okegbemi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okegbemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okegbemi is the 241,993rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,416,694 people. The last name Okegbemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okegbemi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 43 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,626 people, or 1 in 108,944. In Nigeria Okegbemi is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oikegbemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Okegbami | 88 | 42 | / |
| Okogbemi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Okagbemi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Okegbimi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Okegbeme | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okigbemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akogbemi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Okegbame | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akegbeme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okagbami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akigbemi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akhagbemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhegbemhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akiegbemhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akogbeme | 63 | 21 | / |
| Akagbeme | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ekehiegbeme | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akagbami | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akhagbeme | 59 | 120 | / |
| Akhigbeme | 59 | 19 | / |
| Akahgbeme | 59 | 1 | / |
| Akhagbemhe | 56 | 254 | / |
| Akhigbemeh | 56 | 13 | / |
| Akhagbemeh | 56 | 12 | / |
| Akahagbemhe | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Okegbemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis