Rotimi Surname

25,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rotimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rotimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria20,4751:8,652967
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
England1631:341,82924,929
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Rotimi (48,772) may also be a first name.

Rotimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rotimi is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,810th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 349,288 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rotimi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,927th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 48,772 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 20,475 people, or 1 in 8,652. In Nigeria Rotimi is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 20 percent live, Ondo, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Rotimi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rotimi surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.45% registered with the party.

Rotimi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $36,868 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotimoi928/
Rotimii925/
Rotimit925/
Rotihmi921/
Rrotimi921/
Rothimi921/
Roteimi921/
Rotoimi921/
Roitimi921/
Rhotimi921/
Rostimi921/
Retimi83377/
Ratimi8349/
Rotime8319/
Rotima839/
Rotumi834/
Rotemi833/
Rutimi832/
Rustimi7728/
Rastimi7727/
Rostemi7710/
Rratimi779/
Raetimi774/
Retaimi772/
Ratimei771/
Routima771/
Retimie771/
Rotimer770/
Ruotimaa7131/
Roustemi7110/
Ratimuis711/
Ratima67412/
Ratime67192/
Rothemich67109/
Ratemi6745/
Roustemis6741/
Rotheimer6739/
Retime674/
Rutime672/
Rotemy671/
Rutemi671/
Rutima671/
Roteme671/

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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 Rotimi
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