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 is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoyomi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owoyomi is the 193,263rd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,347,518 people. Owoyomi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoyomi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 93 people.

Owoyomi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,150 people, or 1 in 82,392. In Nigeria Owoyomi is most common in: Osun, where 28 percent reside, Ekiti, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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
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