Omideyi Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Omideyi Surname User-submission:

The Omideyi surname means 'water'.

Omideyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3771:469,87523,724
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Omideyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Omideyi surname means 'water'.

- Omideyi Olayiwola

Omideyi Last Name Facts

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

Omideyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omideyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Omideyi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 47 percent are found, Oyo, where 32 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omideji86138/
Omidayi862/
Omideye861/
Amidei771,582/
Amidey7726/
Omedei778/
Omidee776/
Omidye773/
Omidij772/
Omidiji714,895/
Omidiya71234/
Omidhay7147/
Omideje717/
Hamidei716/
Amideyo716/
Omidijo712/
Omidayo712/
Omeidij711/
Ahmidayi675/
Omidiyah671/
Ahmaidei671/
Amidheyo671/

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