Oyekanmi Surname

28,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyekanmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyekanmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,5051:9,5731,048
England991:562,80934,447
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Oyekanmi (1,657) may also be a first name.

Oyekanmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyekanmi is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyekanmi? popularity and diffusion

Oyekanmi is the 28,714th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 389,687 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyekanmi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyekanmi is also the 189,202nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,657 people.

The surname Oyekanmi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18,505 people, or 1 in 9,573. In Nigeria Oyekanmi is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 28 percent are found, Oyo, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Oyekanmi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Oyekanmi are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oyekanmi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1259.18% more than the national average, earning R 3,229,930 per year and in United States they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $38,610 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
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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 Oyekanmi
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