Olayemi Surname

17,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olayemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31,2961:5,660708
England1141:488,75531,416
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Olayemi (54,145) may also be a first name.

Olayemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olayemi is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olayemi.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,570th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 231,094 people. The surname Olayemi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olayemi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,265th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 54,145 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 31,296 people, or 1 in 5,660. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 17 percent are found, Osun, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Olayemi is found in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Olayemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (81%) in Nigeria.

The amount Olayemi earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning $40,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oolayemi935/
Olayemgi935/
Oslayemi934/
Olayeemi934/
Oulayemi934/
Olayemit933/
Olayesmi933/
Ollayemi932/
Olayemio931/
Olayemii931/
Olyemi9230/
Olaemi9229/
Olaymi921/
Oluyemi8612,155/
Olayomi86444/
Alayemi86345/
Olayimi8626/
Oleyemi8623/
Oloyemi8620/
Olayami8618/
Olayeme864/
Elayemi864/
Olajemi863/
Olawemi862/
Olouyemi8017/
Alayemie8012/
Olayemmy803/
Oeluyemi802/
Oeloyemi801/
Olajemis801/
Oluyemio801/
Oyleyemi801/
Oliuyemi801/
Olaimi77245/
Olaumi7723/
Oluemi778/
Ulaemi773/
Alaemi773/
Olaeme772/
Oluymi771/
Oleymi771/
Alaymi771/
Oluyomi712,384/
Eluyemi71886/
Olajimi71133/
Uliyemi71123/
Aleyemi7117/
Oulaimi7113/
Allaymi7111/
Oluyimi7110/
Eleyemi719/
Oloyimi718/
Oloyomi718/
Olahumi718/
Olouemi718/
Olujemi717/
Alajemi715/
Olajumi715/
Oleymie715/
Hulaymi714/
Oluyami713/
Oyleami713/
Aluyemi713/
Aliyemi713/
Olayime712/
Oliyomi712/
Oyluemi711/
Alayomi711/
Oliyema711/
Oliyami711/
Olejimi711/
Olayame711/
Alayimi711/
Olawema711/
Elawemi711/
Olajeme711/
Olouyomi67736/
Olame67208/
Houlaimi67142/
Holayama6716/
Eluyhemi674/
Elliyemi673/
Olajieme673/
Euluyemi672/
Elayammi671/
Alajemio671/
Olayameh671/
Auloyemi671/

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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 Olayemi
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