Omotayo Surname

15,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omotayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omotayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria35,8671:4,939654
England3281:169,87215,639
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Ireland291:162,3777,171
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Omotayo (54,683) may also be a first name.

Omotayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omotayo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omotayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omotayo is the 15,288th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 200,059 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omotayo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,129th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 54,683 people.

The surname Omotayo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35,867 people, or 1 in 4,939. In Nigeria Omotayo is primarily found in: Lagos, where 21 percent reside, Ondo, where 18 percent reside and Ekiti, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Omotayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Omotayo last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Omotayo earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $52,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $43,010 CAD per year.

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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 Omotayo
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