Okuyemi Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Okuyemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okuyemi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuyemi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,098,270th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Okuyemi are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 25 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Okuyemi Last Name Statistics demography

Okuyemi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeyemi86749/
Okujemi8634/
Okuyeme8622/
Okuyomi8620/
Okiyemi8617/
Akuyemi865/
Okoyemi863/
Okayemi862/
Okhuemoi809/
Oykeyemi805/
Okiemi7799/
Okoumi7724/
Okueme7712/
Okaemi7710/
Okeimi778/
Okyeme776/
Okeami774/
Akyemi774/
Okuyma772/
Okeymi772/
Ukuemi771/
Okuyama7165,961/
Akiyemi712,703/
Okejimi71237/
Okeyomi71137/
Okoueme71114/
Ekoyemi7145/
Akeyemi7144/
Hokoumi7111/
Okoyomi7110/
Akayemi714/
Akuyami714/
Okeyeme713/
Ekiyemi712/
Ekujemi712/
Okoyeme712/
Okoyami711/
Akuyomi711/
Okeueme711/
Okuyoma711/
Akéyemi711/
Okeamai711/
Akoyemi711/
Okujema711/
Goukoumi6719/
Adkeyemi673/
Houkoumi672/
Okhousmi672/
Akioyemi672/
Oikhueme671/
Ocheyemi671/
Akihyemi671/
Ohkhueme671/

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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 Okuyemi
  • 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