Omoyosi Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omoyosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omoyosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Omoyosi (17) may also be a first name.

Omoyosi Last Name Facts

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

Omoyosi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omoyosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omoyosi is the 1,022,958th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Omoyosi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 750,605. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 41 percent are found, Kwara, where 30 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Omoyosi Last Name Statistics demography

Omoyosi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omojosi863/
Omoisi77191/
Omousi773/
Omeyasi718/
Omoyagi715/
Omoishi712/
Omoyuse712/
Homaysi712/
Omohusi711/
Oumousi711/
Omohose711/
Omoashi711/
Omoyese711/
Omojosa711/
Omiotshi6741/
Oumoussi6719/
Homayssi6710/
Omoyegie674/
Omohgose671/
Omouessi671/
Homoyese671/
Omeyashi671/

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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 Omoyosi
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