Osiyemi Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osiyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osiyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2911:137,2148,850
England561:994,96549,531
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Osiyemi (42) may also be a first name.

Osiyemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osiyemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osiyemi? popularity and diffusion

Osiyemi is the 282,766th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. The last name Osiyemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Osiyemi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name globally, held by 42 people.

Osiyemi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,291 people, or 1 in 137,214. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Osiyemi occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Osiyemi Last Name Statistics demography

Osiyemi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD 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
  • 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 Osiyemi
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