Oyemi Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Oyemi (171) may also be a first name.

Oyemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyemi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,014,722nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Oyemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyemi are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 171 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Oyemi is primarily found in: Edo, where 19 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Kogi, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Oyemi Last Name Statistics demography

Oyemi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyemih915/
Oyemyi914/
Ouyemi914/
Ooyemi913/
Oyemie912/
Oyemai912/
Oyehmi911/
Hoyemi911/
Yemi894,425/
Oemi8924/
Oymi893/
Ayemi801,483/
Oyema801,043/
Yemmi80852/
Oyeme80220/
Oyomi80211/
Eyemi80139/
Iyemi80117/
Oyami80112/
Ouemi8079/
Ojemi8073/
Owemi8055/
Oyimi8035/
Yemei8031/
Yemih8021/
Yemai8015/
Yemio809/
Uyemi806/
Yemoi803/
Goymi802/
Oyemy802/
Hyemi802/
Oyemma73314/
Hoyami73200/
Oyammi7347/
Ayemhi7319/
Ayemie739/
Goyimi737/
Gayemi735/
Ayeemi735/
Oyamit735/
Ojemui734/
Ojemyi733/
Oyemea733/
Oiyomi733/
Ayemai733/
Goyami732/
Ojeemi732/
Oyemee732/
Yoyomi732/
Hayemi731/
Iyesmi731/
Ayesmi731/
Ohyomi731/
Oyeema731/
Oeyomi731/
Oyomai731/
Uyemis731/
Houemi731/
Ouiemi731/
Oyemmy731/
Oyimai731/
Oyimmi731/
Oyamid731/
Yoyeme731/
Yijemi731/
Ayemit731/
Ayemoi731/
O'Yomi731/
Ayiemi731/
Oyamie731/
Oyamio731/
Oyiema731/
Oyomie731/
Oyemay731/
Oyemeh731/
Oyemha731/
Oyemme731/
Yeme671,538/
Uemi67865/
Oumi67484/
Oeme67264/
Oyma67177/
Aymi67164/
Aemi6786/
Iemi6783/
Oyemaja6746/
Eimi6744/
Eami6741/
Yemy6741/
Eemi6728/
Houyeme6726/
Hayeemi6726/
Eymi6714/
Ejmi679/
Eumi679/
Oyme676/
Oimi674/
Ohiemih674/
Ojmi672/
Howemid671/
Hoyamai671/
Uymi671/

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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 Oyemi
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