Omoyemi Surname
Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname
Omoyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,865 | 1:94,983 | 6,533 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omoyemi (8,160) may also be a first name.
Omoyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omoyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omoyemi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omoyemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 218,998th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,899,168 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omoyemi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 70,154th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,160 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,865 people, or 1 in 94,983. In Nigeria Omoyemi is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 26 percent reside, Osun, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omoyemie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Omoemi | 92 | 8 | / |
| Omyemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omayemi | 86 | 43 | / |
| Omiyemi | 86 | 41 | / |
| Omoyomi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Omojemi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Omowemi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Omoyimi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Omoyeme | 86 | 5 | / |
| Amoyemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omoyami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omoyemhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omoyemeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omoumi | 77 | 37 | / |
| Omyeme | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omoyoma | 71 | 105 | / |
| Omayema | 71 | 33 | / |
| Omojeme | 71 | 11 | / |
| Omoyama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amuyemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Omoyima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amojemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omoymeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omayomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amayemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omoweme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omojami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omojimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omohieme | 67 | 38 | / |
| Homoymed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houmyeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amouyeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omoiomio | 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 Omoyemi
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