Owoyemi Surname

37,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,0111:12,6431,287
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England701:795,97243,050
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owoyemi (1,167) may also be a first name.

Owoyemi Last Name Facts

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

Owoyemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoyemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owoyemi is the 37,161st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 513,895 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoyemi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoyemi is also the 232,543rd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 1,167 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14,011 people, or 1 in 12,643. In Nigeria Owoyemi is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent reside, Ondo, where 21 percent reside and Ekiti, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Owoyemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Owoyemi last name is principally Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Owoyemi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Owoyemi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.37% more than the national average, earning $67,470 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoeyemi933/
Owooyemi933/
Oiwoyemi931/
Owwoyemi931/
Awoyemi8622,226/
Owoyomi862,177/
Oweyemi8620/
Owayemi8618/
Owuyemi8613/
Owojemi867/
Owoyeme866/
Oboyemi866/
Oowyemi862/
Awoeyemi804/
Awwoyemi804/
Ouwayemi802/
Aawoyemi801/
Oowoyomi801/
Osuoyemi801/
Aewoyemi801/
Oweimi7735/
Owoumi779/
Awyemi779/
Owuemi771/
Awohyemie753/
Obayemi715,585/
Awoyomi711,228/
Obiyemi71282/
Ewuyemi71219/
Obawemi7151/
Awuyemi7124/
Awoyami7116/
Uwayemi7114/
Aboyemi7111/
Owuyomi719/
Oweiemi717/
Owojomi716/
Owayomi715/
Obeyemi715/
Aweyemi714/
Oobaymi714/
Ewiyemi712/
Ewayemi712/
Awoyimi712/
Owiyomi711/
Owoyime711/
Awayemi711/
Awoyeme711/
Eweyemi711/
Awoeymi711/
Owhoyoma672/
Ohwajomi671/

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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
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  • 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 Owoyemi
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