Oyimi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Oyimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590

Oyimi (22) may also be a first name.

Oyimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyimi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyimi is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyimi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyimi is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Oyimi is most common in: Bayelsa, where 54 percent are found, Delta, where 42 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyimi917/
Oyimmi911/
Oyimai911/
Oimi894/
Oymi893/
Eyimi80318/
Ojimi80273/
Oyemi80250/
Oyomi80211/
Oyima80175/
Oyami80112/
Ayimi8078/
Oyime8046/
Oimie8041/
Goimi8037/
Oiami8025/
Uyimi8011/
Oimei802/
Goymi802/
Hoimi802/
Oimai801/
Hoyami73200/
Hoimai7371/
Goimei7364/
Oyammi7347/
Ohiami7320/
Oyimeh7318/
Ojimmi7317/
Oyemih735/
Oyamit735/
Ouyemi734/
Oyihma733/
Ooyemi733/
Oyimma733/
Goimai733/
Oiyomi733/
Oyemie732/
Yoyomi732/
Goyami732/
Ohgimi731/
Yijemi731/
Gojimi731/
O'Yomi731/
Ojimei731/
Ayiemi731/
Oyamie731/
Oyamio731/
Ayimid731/
Oyiema731/
Oyomie731/
Ouiemi731/
Hoimmi731/
Hoyemi731/
Oyimme731/
Oujimi731/
Hoyima731/
Oeyomi731/
Ohyomi731/
Oyehmi731/
Gayimi731/
Oyamid731/
Yemi674,425/
Aimi674,326/
Oima67720/
Oumi67484/
Imei67283/
Oime67178/
Oyma67177/
Aymi67164/
Iemi6783/
Uimi6746/
Eimi6744/
Oemi6724/
Eymi6714/
Oyme676/
Ijmi675/
Ohiemih674/
Ojmi672/
Uymi671/
Gayimyi671/
Ohiomai671/
Eyimeit671/

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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 Oyimi
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