Oluwayemisi Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Oluwayemisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 251 | 1:705,748 | 32,514 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oluwayemisi (23,528) may also be a first name.
Oluwayemisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oluwayemisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oluwayemisi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oluwayemisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oluwayemisi is the 998,609th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oluwayemisi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluwayemisi is also the 33,506th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 23,528 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 705,748. In Nigeria Oluwayemisi is most numerous in: Lagos, where 21 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Ondo, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwayemisi | 95 | 3 | / |
| Oluwayemsi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oluwayemis | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oluwaymisi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oluwajemisi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oluwayemiji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oluyemisi | 90 | 201 | / |
| Olayemisi | 90 | 20 | / |
| Oluwamesi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Oluyemusi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oluyimisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olamisi | 78 | 8 | / |
| Olumisi | 78 | 8 | / |
| Oluwaamise | 76 | 1 | / |
| Olumyisi | 74 | 6 | / |
| Olamiisi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Olmisi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Olamis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oluwamese | 70 | 41 | / |
| Oluwameso | 70 | 6 | / |
| Olumayese | 70 | 1 | / |
| Olumasi | 67 | 142 | / |
| Olumesi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Olimisi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Alamisi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Olumusi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Olumaiyese | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alyemis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olumosi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olamesi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elwamis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oluamissah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alaemis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olumise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elemisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olamias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olamise | 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 Oluwayemisi
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