Oyewumi Surname

46,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyewumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyewumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,0891:15,9751,547
England851:655,50738,035
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Oyewumi (2,043) may also be a first name.

Oyewumi Last Name Facts

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

Oyewumi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyewumi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyewumi is the 46,008th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 646,747 people. The surname Oyewumi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyewumi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyewumi is also the 166,896th most common first name at a global level, held by 2,043 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,089 people, or 1 in 15,975. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 25 percent reside, Osun, where 24 percent reside and Ondo, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oyewumi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oyewumi surname is predominantly Christian (62%) in Nigeria.

Oyewumi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning $53,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Oyewumie933/
Oyewuumi933/
Oyewuimi931/
Ouyewumi931/
Oyeewumi931/
Oewumi9217/
Ojewumi861,900/
Ayewumi86654/
Eyewumi86144/
Oyawumi8644/
Oyewomi8619/
Oyewume8613/
Oyebumi8611/
Iyewumi8610/
Oyowumi864/
Oyewimi862/
Oeywumi861/
Ayewoumi8018/
Oyiowumi801/
Ayiewumi801/
Auyewumi801/
Iyewoumi801/
Ojewuimi801/
Oyahwumi801/
Ayeweumi801/
Aewumi7760/
Euwumi772/
Eiwumi771/
Ejiwumi71401/
Ajewumi71147/
Eyiwumi71113/
Ayowumi7145/
Ayewomi7112/
Ojebumi7112/
Ojewomi716/
Oyabumi716/
Ejewumi715/
Yewoume714/
Eiwumiy713/
Awewumi712/
Ojawumi711/
Iyewume711/
Ayiwumi711/
Ayawumi711/
Eewoumi711/
Ojowumi711/
Ojewume711/
Ayebumi711/
Ojewimmi673/
Oyabummi671/
Ejiwujmi671/
Eejiwumi671/

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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 Oyewumi
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