Omishakin Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omishakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omishakin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2471:717,17732,914
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States91:40,273,215872,126
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Omishakin Demographics

Omishakin Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 113 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Omishakin Last Name Facts

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

Omishakin occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omishakin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omishakin is the 937,786th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Omishakin are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 717,177. In Nigeria Omishakin is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 55 percent live, Osun, where 17 percent live and Oyo, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Omishakin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Omishakin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omisakin943,149/
Omoisakin893/
Omisakn881/
Omisakim827/
Omisaken824/
Omizakin822/
Amisakin822/
Oimisakn821/
Emissokin6710/
Hemissokin631/
Amessoskin531/
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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 Omishakin
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