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

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.

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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