Okeiyi Surname

155,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeiyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeiyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7551:64,2994,729
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Okeiyi (52) may also be a first name.

Okeiyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okeiyi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeiyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 155,544th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,586,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okeiyi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okeiyi is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 52 people.

Okeiyi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,755 people, or 1 in 64,299. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Imo, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Okeiyi occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Okeiyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okeiyi surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Okeiyi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.13% more than the national average, earning R 556,392 per year and in United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okiyih8376/
Okiyie835/
Okiiyi831/
Okiei73149/
Okyei7310/
Akiyio6723/
Okeaye6721/
Okuiji6717/
Okoeye6714/
Okeuhi675/
Okeuji674/
Okaeie673/
Okoeji672/
Okiiyo671/
Oskiei671/
Okaeye671/
Okoeie671/

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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 Okeiyi
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