View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Akande Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Akande (Marathi: एकांडे) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Akandé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akande? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Akande is the 5,739^th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 74,083 people. The surname Akande occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akande live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 44,081^st most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 16,183 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 92,153 people, or 1 in 1,922. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 29 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Osun, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Akande Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (69%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Akande surname are 42.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Akande earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.93% less than the national average, earning R 26,316 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning $41,079 CAD per year.