Oladimeji Surname

9,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oladimeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oladimeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria60,3561:2,935381
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
England5121:108,82411,299
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Wales211:147,35910,403
Iceland181:21,1161,735
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Oladimeji (25,050) may also be a first name.

Oladimeji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oladimeji has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oladimeji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,163rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 117,807 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oladimeji live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,948th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 25,050 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 60,356 people, or 1 in 2,935. In Nigeria Oladimeji is most common in: Oyo, where 22 percent live, Osun, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oladimeji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Oladimeji are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oladimeji earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.94% less than the national average, earning R 57,168 per year; in United States they earn 14.07% less than the national average, earning $37,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $43,888 CAD per year.

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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
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