Oyemi Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Oyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Oyemi (171) may also be a first name.
Oyemi Demographics
Average Oyemi Salary in
United States
$30,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyemi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyemi? popularity and diffusion
Oyemi is the 1,014,722nd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyemi live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 171 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Oyemi is primarily found in: Edo, where 19 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Kogi, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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.
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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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