Oyeyemi Surname
Approximately 18,840 people bear this surname
Oyeyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18,391 | 1:9,632 | 1,055 |
| Benin | 177 | 1:58,393 | 7,220 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Oyéyémi (1) are calculated separately.
Oyeyemi (9,156) may also be a first name.
Oyeyemi Demographics
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Oyeyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyeyemi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Oyéyémi. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oyeyemi.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeyemi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,526th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 386,812 people. The surname Oyeyemi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyeyemi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 64,935th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 9,156 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18,391 people, or 1 in 9,632. In Nigeria Oyeyemi is most numerous in: Osun, where 30 percent are found, Oyo, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Oyeyemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oyeyemi surname is principally Christian (81%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Oyeyemi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Oyeyemi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,641 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyeeyemi | 93 | 5 | / |
| Oyeyiemi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyeymi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyemit | 93 | 3 | / |
| Oyeiyemi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hoyeyemi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oeyemi | 92 | 32 | / |
| Yeyemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oyéyémi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ojeyemi | 86 | 2,394 | / |
| Ayeyemi | 86 | 2,288 | / |
| Iyeyemi | 86 | 105 | / |
| Eyeyemi | 86 | 46 | / |
| Oyoyemi | 86 | 42 | / |
| Oweyemi | 86 | 20 | / |
| Oyayemi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Oyeyimi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Oyiyemi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Oyeyeme | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyemhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojeyemio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojeyemii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aeyemi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Ayeemi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yeyeme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ojeemi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ajeyemi | 71 | 295 | / |
| Eyiyemi | 71 | 104 | / |
| Ajoyemi | 71 | 96 | / |
| Ayoyemi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Hayeemi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Oyejimi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ejiyemi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ojoyemi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ayiyemi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Oweiemi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ayayemi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Iieyemi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ojayemi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ojiyemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aweyemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oiayemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ayuyemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojejemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyeyime | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ijeyemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyiyeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejoyemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyeyeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houeyeme | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aiyeyomi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Owioyemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ejayemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojoiyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeyimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayahyemi | 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 Oyeyemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis