Okeniyi Surname
Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname
Okeniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,209 | 1:80,191 | 5,688 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Okeniyi (100) may also be a first name.
Okeniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okeniyi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeniyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okeniyi is the 188,427th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,247,569 people. The last name Okeniyi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeniyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 946,056th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 100 people.
The last name Okeniyi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,209 people, or 1 in 80,191. In Nigeria Okeniyi is most frequent in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeniji | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okeneyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okeniye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okeinuyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okeaniya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okenye | 77 | 1,885 | / |
| Okenai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Okenie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okenui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Akiniyi | 71 | 1,085 | / |
| Okeneye | 71 | 312 | / |
| Okanyio | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okonuyi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okenaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okineyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okeeney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okinayi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okoneyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akeniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiniji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenhie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okehnye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okinyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Keeney | 67 | 34 | / |
| Okhenaye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Okeinaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akheniya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okeunoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ocheniya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hockeney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uokaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okienaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoiniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonnoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okeniyi
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