Owoyomi Surname

193,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoyomi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoyomi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1501:82,3925,829
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Owoyomi (93) may also be a first name.

Owoyomi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owoyomi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owoyomi.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoyomi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,263rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,347,518 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoyomi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoyomi is also the 986,211th most numerous forename in the world, held by 93 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,150 people, or 1 in 82,392. In Nigeria Owoyomi is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 28 percent are found, Ekiti, where 26 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oowoyomi931/
Owoyemi8614,181/
Awoyomi861,228/
Owuyomi869/
Owojomi866/
Owayomi865/
Owiyomi861/
Owoeyemi803/
Owooyemi803/
Owhoyoma802/
Oiwoyemi801/
Owwoyemi801/
Owoumi779/
Obyomi773/
Awoyemi7122,226/
Obayomi714,177/
Obiyomi71533/
Aboyomi7148/
Oweyemi7120/
Owayemi7118/
Awoyami7116/
Owuyemi7113/
Ewuyomi719/
Owojemi717/
Owoyeme716/
Oboyemi716/
Awojomi714/
Oobaymi714/
Eweyomi712/
Oowyemi712/
Awoyimi712/
Owoyime711/
Awoeymi711/
Awwoyemi674/
Awoeyemi674/
Aboiyomi673/
Obaiyomi673/
Ouwayemi672/
Ojbayomi672/
Aawoyemi671/
Ohwajomi671/
Osuoyemi671/
Aewoyemi671/

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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 Owoyomi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis