Opayemi Surname
Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname
Opayemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,652 | 1:107,229 | 7,177 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Opayemi (178) may also be a first name.
Opayemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opayemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opayemi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Opayemi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opayemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 236,849th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,296,902 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Opayemi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 683,417th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 178 people.
Opayemi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,652 people, or 1 in 107,229. In Nigeria Opayemi is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 26 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Ogun, where 24 percent live. Not including Nigeria Opayemi exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opaemi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Opyemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Opeyemi | 86 | 13,928 | / |
| Opayomi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Apayemi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Opoyemi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Opaiemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Opayami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojpeyemi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hopeyemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opieyemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opeyhemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opeyemih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opeymi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Apaemi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Opaimi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Opeemi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Opamei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hopheyemi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Opayome | 71 | 131 | / |
| Opajimi | 71 | 55 | / |
| Opejimi | 71 | 31 | / |
| Opeyami | 71 | 7 | / |
| Opeyimi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Apeyemi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Opeyeme | 71 | 3 | / |
| Opejemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opeymie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opeyemy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apoyemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opame | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Opayemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis