Olufemi Surname

31,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olufemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olufemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,7891:10,5511,108
England1671:333,64124,529
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Gambia41:480,863548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Olufemi (64,192) may also be a first name.

Olufemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olufemi is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,070th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 423,941 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olufemi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olufemi is also the 14,971st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 64,192 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16,789 people, or 1 in 10,551. In Nigeria Olufemi is most common in: Lagos, where 17 percent live, Osun, where 13 percent live and Oyo, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria Olufemi exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Olufemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Olufemi last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olufemi surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Olufemi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.79% less than the national average, earning R 38,532 per year; in United States they earn 15.92% less than the national average, earning $36,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.96% less than the national average, earning $41,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluwfemi9310/
Oluufemi934/
Olufiemi933/
Olupfemi933/
Oluifemi933/
Olufeemi932/
Olufemii931/
Oilufemi931/
Olufeimi931/
Oloufemi931/
Oolufemi931/
Olufemoi931/
Oluwfaemi881/
Olufemiph881/
Elufemi866/
Olufeme866/
Olufami863/
Olifemi861/
Olufemmy804/
Alllufemi754/
Olufime711/
Oluphemy671/
Oluphemmy631/
Alifami5728/
Alifahmi5344/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olufemi
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