Oyekemi Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Oyekemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oyekemi (875) may also be a first name.
Oyekemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyekemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyekemi occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyekemi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Oyekemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyekemi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 274,985th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 875 people.
The last name Oyekemi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 44 percent reside, Oyo, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyekeumi | 93 | 7 | / |
| Yekemi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ojekemi | 86 | 269 | / |
| Oyekami | 86 | 132 | / |
| Oyekomi | 86 | 81 | / |
| Ayekemi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Oyekeme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyekammi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Oyakaemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyechemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyekahmi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yekeme | 77 | 210 | / |
| Yekimi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Aekemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iekemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajekemi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ayekeme | 71 | 19 | / |
| Houkemi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Yekeime | 71 | 12 | / |
| Owekeme | 71 | 10 | / |
| Oyakeme | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owekimi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oykemma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayokemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyekame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyikami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayukemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyokomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayakemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojokemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yekimmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajokemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayekomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oychemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejekemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayechemi | 67 | 175 | / |
| Yoyokeme | 67 | 18 | / |
| Owiekeme | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oyechimi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oyecheme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioakeimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouechemi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyekemi
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