Abikoye Surname

195,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Abikoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abikoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8541:95,5466,560
Benin2571:40,2165,165
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Abikoyé (1) are calculated separately.

Abikoye (69) may also be a first name.

Abikoye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abikoye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Abikoyé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abikoye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abikoye is the 195,028th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,384,833 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Abikoye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abikoye is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 69 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,854 people, or 1 in 95,546. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 51 percent live, Kwara, where 21 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Abikoye Last Name Statistics demography

Abikoye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abikoyé951/
Abiokoye934/
Abikoe922/
Abikoy921/
Obikoye8610/
Abikaye867/
Abikoya867/
Abicoye865/
Abikeye863/
Ebikoye862/
Abikoue862/
Abikoyo861/
Abikoyi861/
Obiokoye80210/
Abaikaye8033/
Aibaikoy803/
Abikou772,501/
Abikey772/
Abikei771/
Abikeu771/
Abikoa771/
Abikoi771/
Abaheikye751/
Obikoya711,272/
Abekoue71534/
Obikeye7144/
Ebikiye7143/
Abikawe7141/
Abikayi7117/
Ebikaye7115/
Abiokou7110/
Ebikeye717/
Obikoyo715/
Abekoya715/
Aboikou711/
Abikeya711/
Obikoyi711/
Obiokye711/
Goubeikoye711/
Habikou711/
Abaikou711/
Abekaye711/
Abekouy711/
Abekoyo711/
Abikoha711/
Ebikhuye6730/
Abikoush671/
Abichkuy671/
Habikawe671/
Aybaikie671/
Abikieje671/
Obiekoyo671/

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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 Abikoye
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